CWS 14, KC 11 | Sep 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 22, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•73°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Noah Schultz

LOSS

Daniel Lynch IV

The White Sox defeated the Royals 14-11.

★Randal Grichuk4-for-5, 3 RBI

★Chase Meidroth3-for-4, 5 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-5, 5 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.

Weather: 73°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 15,785Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Adam Hamari

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90.0%C

17 missed calls

+2.4% CWS

+1.18 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	2	1	3	3	0	0	5	0	0	14	13	0
KC	0	0	1	2	1	0	0

Game 824061 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luisangel AcuñaSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.259/.260	-	-	-
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	1	2	0	1	.243/.302/.414	100.7	.934	.915
Randal GrichukLF	5	4	4	3	0	1	.292/.318/.573	109.7	.654	.917
Munetaka Murakami1B	3	2	1	2	1	1	.203/.348/.469	109.1	.704	.1164
Chase Meidroth2B	4	2	3	5	1	0	.271/.347/.409	102.9	.501	.657
Kyle TeelC	4	0	0	0	1	2	.178/.302/.318	98.1	.139	.125
Brenton DoyleCF	5	2	2	1	0	1	.233/.276/.337	105.3	.374	.579
Colson Montgomery3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.203/.290/.416	110.4	.093	.086
Tristan PetersRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.271/.343/.450	75	-	-
Bench
Miguel Vargas3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.251/.363/.481	95.2	.195	.191
Tommy PhamDH	1	2	0	0	2	0	.125/.276/.250
Totals	39	14	13	14	6	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Doyle (2nd off IV, 0 on, 0 out); Meidroth (3rd off IV, 2 on, 1 out); Grichuk (4th off IV, 2 on, 2 out); Murakami (7th off Gonsolin, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Grichuk 2

TB:27

RBI:Grichuk 3; Murakami 2; Meidroth 5; Benintendi 2; Doyle; Vargas

GIDP:Teel

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.233/.320/.452	99	.232

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony Kay	4.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	65-43	88.5	4.53
Noah SchultzW	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-17	90.4	5.58
Huascar Brazobán	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	93.3	3.06
Trevor Richards	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	23-12	87.5	3.78
Luis Castillo	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	20-12	92.9	5.85
Totals	9.0	13	11	11	3	6	2	145-94	-	-

WP:Kay

HBP:Jensen (by Kay)

Inherited runners-scored:Schultz 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Kay 65-43; Schultz 23-17; Brazobán 14-10; Richards 23-12; Castillo 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Kay 3-4; Schultz 3-2; Brazobán 2-1; Richards 0-2; Castillo 0-3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVL	4.0	7	9	9	3	2	3	78-48	89	4.13

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Munetaka Murakami challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Munetaka Murakami walks.

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B8Replay review: White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.

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B4Wild pitch by Anthony Kay

Top 1 • CWS

2-0

Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.

EV: 82.7 mph207 ftLA: 18°

Top 2 • CWS

3-0

Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 414 ftLA: 27°

Top 3 • CWS

6-0

Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 410 ftLA: 30°

Bot 3 • KC

6-1

Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 102.1 mph💣 384 ftLA: 32°

Top 4 • CWS

9-1

Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 415 ftLA: 29°

Bot 4 • KC

9-2

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

EV: 78.5 mph207 ftLA: 20°

9-3

Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 106.5 mph12 ftLA: -9°

Bot 5 • KC

9-4

Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 64.2 mph4 ftLA: -41°

Top 7 • CWS

14-4

Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.

EV: 100.7 mph264 ftLA: 13°

12-4

Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.

11-4

Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 373 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • KC

14-5

White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.

EV: 91.6 mph137 ftLA: 10°

14-6

Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 84.9 mph251 ftLA: 51°

14-7

Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 94.1 mph325 ftLA: 26°

Bot 9 • KC

14-11

Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 412 ftLA: 32°

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	.283/.362/.444	109.9	.684	.841
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	1	.228/.271/.374	91.1	.503	.467
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tony GonsolinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nolan HoffmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-