CWS 4, KC 5 | Sep 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 23, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•74°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Connor Thomas

LOSS

Hagen Smith

SAVE

Steven Cruz

The Royals edged the White Sox 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Braden Montgomery3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Carter Jensen3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Maikel Garcia3-for-3, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:31Att: 17,114Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.7%B

12 missed calls

+7.8% CWS

+0.45 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

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

Game 824060 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.269/.364/.390	101.9	.435	.505
Kyle TeelC	3	1	1	2	1	2	.182/.308/.318	100.3	.706	.716
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.251/.362/.479	95.6	.339	.306
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.204/.348/.469	107.1	.437	.738
Randal GrichukDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.290/.316/.569	101.6	.077	.075
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.270/.342/.447	100.4	.182	.198
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.273/.348/.410	93.3	.400	.374
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.202/.288/.413	107.2	.086	.077
Luisangel AcuñaPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225/.259/.260	-	-	-
Bench
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.301/.412	88	.045	.043
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.219/.310/.345
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Murakami

TB:10

RBI:Murakami; Teel 2; Vargas

GIDP:Vargas

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	1	3	0	0	1	.237/.323/.454	106.4	.467

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bryan Hudson	0.1	4	4	3	0	0	16-10	83.4	3.43
Erick Fedde	2.2	4	0	0	2	2	64-37	89	3.83
Sean Newcomb	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	25-21	91.4	3.17
Hagen SmithL	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	33-23	89.4	1.32
Jordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-12	93.7	4.02
Totals	8.0	12	5	4	2	7	158-103	-	-

WP:Hicks 2

Inherited runners-scored:Fedde 1-1; Newcomb 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Hudson 16-10; Fedde 64-37; Newcomb 25-21; Smith 33-23; Hicks 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Hudson 1-0; Fedde 2-3; Newcomb 2-1; Smith 2-2; Hicks 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	3.1	7	4	4	0	3	0	72-41	87	5.17

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 90.1 mph14 ftLA: -10°

0-3

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 90.0 mph194 ftLA: 11°

0-4

Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.

EV: 86.3 mph26 ftLA: -3°

Top 3 • CWS

4-4

Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.

EV: 107.1 mph292 ftLA: 20°

3-4

Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.

EV: 64.2 mph204 ftLA: 28°

2-4

Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.

EV: 100.3 mph280 ftLA: 15°

Bot 7 • KC

4-5

Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 96.3 mph326 ftLA: 20°

Bench
John RaveCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.221/.306/.427	100.2	.278	.399
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Anthony GoseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor ThomasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Chicago White Sox

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Chicago White Sox

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