CWS 2, KC 6 | Aug 16, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 16, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•94°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Daniel Lynch IV

LOSS

Sean Burke

The Royals defeated the White Sox 6-2.

Key Moment

Top 8: Andrew Benintendi doubles (14) on a fly ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Colson Montgomery scores. Luis Robert Jr. scores.

Weather: 94°F, ClearWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:51Att: 28,355Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Adam Hamari

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91.7%C

15 missed calls

+6.0% CWS

+0.78 runs CWS

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	8	1
KC	1	1	1	0	2	1	0

Game 776712 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike TauchmanDH	4	0	0	0	1	1	.269/.364/.429	104.9	.116	.104
Lenyn Sosa1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.274/.303/.439	101.3	.517	.473
Colson MontgomerySS	4	1	1	0	0	2	.234/.296/.524	94.9	.096	.091
Luis Robert Jr.CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.219/.301/.353	95.6	.351	.355
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	1	2	0	0	.226/.292/.409	93.5	.272	.277
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.229/.305/.396	100.7	.475	.578
Kyle TeelC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.254/.353/.351	89.2	.051	.046
Chase Meidroth2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.249/.327/.315	107.6	.341	.319
Edgar QueroPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.275/.343/.378	99.7	.281	.206
Bench
Brooks BaldwinRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.225/.269/.373	101.5	.919	.894
Michael A. TaylorRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.282/.408
Totals	33	2	8	2	3	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Montgomery; Benintendi

TB:10

RBI:Benintendi 2

GIDP:Taylor; Jr.

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike YastrzemskiRF	3	2	1	1	1	0	.225/.325/.369	103.7	.404

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sean BurkeL	3.2	5	3	2	1	3	2	85-54	88.7	4.28
Tyler Alexander	2.1	5	3	3	1	4	0	51-32	85.9	4.48
Mike Vasil	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	27-15	88.5	2.46
Totals	8.0	10	6	5	3	10	2	163-101	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Alexander 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Burke 85-54; Alexander 51-32; Vasil 27-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Burke 3-5; Alexander 0-2; Vasil 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Lorenzen	4.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	82-44	87.6	4.43

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Mike Yastrzemski homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 408 ftLA: 26°

Bot 2 • KC

0-2

Kyle Isbel reaches on a fielder's choice. Randal Grichuk scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Sean Burke.

EV: 89.8 mph5 ftLA: -26°

Bot 3 • KC

0-3

John Rave homers (4) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 108.4 mph💣 407 ftLA: 21°

Bot 5 • KC

0-5

Maikel Garcia doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Mike Yastrzemski scores. John Rave scores.

EV: 108.7 mph392 ftLA: 18°

Bot 6 • KC

0-6

Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Adam Frazier scores. Randal Grichuk to 2nd.

EV: 95.3 mph161 ftLA: 11°

Top 8 • CWS

2-6

Andrew Benintendi doubles (14) on a fly ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Colson Montgomery scores. Luis Robert Jr. scores.

EV: 93.5 mph357 ftLA: 27°

Bench
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.259/.320/.448	95.8	-	-
Randal GrichukDH	3	1	2	0	1	0	.242/.288/.447	109.3	.525	.551
Michael LorenzenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bailey FalterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-