KC 5, CWS 4 | Jun 28, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, June 28, 2026•Rate Field•79°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Steven Cruz

LOSS

Anthony Kay

SAVE

Alex Lange

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

★Carter Jensen3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 3: Isaac Collins doubles (13) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte scores.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:52Att: 27,301Venue: Rate Field

Ump Audit

D.J. Reyburn

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94.8%B

8 missed calls

+3.9% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0
CWS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824580 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lane ThomasCF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.216/.329/.335	103	.541	.506
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	0	1	1	2	.288/.363/.456	102	.534	.700
Carter JensenC	5	0	3	2	0	1	.251/.317/.438	96.8	.500	.470
Starling MarteDH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.266/.330/.340	99.9	.408	.479
Salvador Perez1B	5	0	2	0	0	2	.203/.244/.332	104	.396	.381
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.264/.293/.446	94.2	.406	.381
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.230/.339/.323	110.4	.317	.298
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267/.267/.533	102.9	.252	.230
Kameron MisnerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.281/.303/.313	96.8	.307	.298
Bench
Tyler Tolbert3B	3	1	0	0	0	0	.219/.297/.219	100.8	.414	.421
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	5	11	5	2	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Jensen; Collins

TB:13

RBI:Jensen 2; Collins; Thomas; Jr.

SB:Misner; Marte; Thomas

SF:Jr.

Team LOB:9

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sam AntonacciLF	4	2	1	0	1	1	.292/.391/.411	106.3	.342

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luinder Avila	4.0	6	4	4	3	4	1	86-51	92.9	5.40
Steven CruzW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	95.1	5.68
Beck WayH	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21-14	93.9	3.95
Lucas ErcegH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-12	93.9	5.40
Matt StrahmH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	86.3	5.74
Alex LangeS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	95.6	4.95
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	5	6	1	155-100	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Avila 86-51; Cruz 11-8; Way 21-14; Erceg 18-12; Strahm 9-8; Lange 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Avila 5-2; Cruz 0-2; Way 2-0; Erceg 1-1; Strahm 1-2; Lange 3-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony KayL	3.2	7	5	3	1	2	0	73-44	89.2	4.39

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Teel called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

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T2Wild pitch by Anthony Kay

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 95.9 mph145 ftLA: 8°

Bot 1 • CWS

1-2

Miguel Vargas homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores.

EV: 105.1 mph💣 407 ftLA: 29°

Top 2 • KC

3-2

Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

EV: 102.0 mph359 ftLA: 20°

2-2

Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Isaac Collins scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

EV: 95.7 mph107 ftLA: 6°

Bot 2 • CWS

3-4

Kyle Teel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Kyle Teel to 2nd.

EV: 71.6 mph218 ftLA: 30°

Top 3 • KC

4-4

Isaac Collins doubles (13) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte scores.

EV: 71.1 mph233 ftLA: 36°

Top 4 • KC

5-4

Carter Jensen doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 93.0 mph245 ftLA: 19°

WP:Kay

HBP:Collins (by Kay)

Inherited runners-scored:Richards 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kay 73-44; Richards 16-12; Domínguez 18-10; Hudson 15-9; Hicks 13-10; Murphy 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Kay 4-6; Richards 1-2; Domínguez 0-1; Hudson 1-0; Hicks 2-0; Murphy 0-2

Bench
Anthony KayP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seranthony DomínguezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan HudsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan HicksP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris MurphyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-