KC 2, CWS 6 | May 14, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 14, 2026•Rate Field•62°F, Clear

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Anthony Kay

LOSS

Kris Bubic

SAVE

Sean Newcomb

The White Sox defeated the Royals 6-2.

★Randal Grichuk4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores.

Weather: 62°F, ClearWind: 11 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:29Att: 14,913Venue: Rate Field

Ump Audit

Ben May

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96.6%A

5 missed calls

+4.5% CWS

+0.31 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

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

Game 824602 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.274/.346/.415	109.1	.289	.274
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.306/.381/.503	96.2	.316	.368
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.305/.398	95.8	.009	.013
Salvador PerezC	4	0	2	0	0	1	.200/.239/.339	97.1	.498	.471
Nick Loftin2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.367/.375	100.3	.207	.333
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.204/.283/.350	96.5	.071	.124
Starling MarteDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.310/.362/.381	106.4	.512	.485
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.229/.343/.347	100.2	.050	.045
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.267/.325/.410	98	.424	.397
Bench
Lane ThomasRF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.208/.351/.260	106	.612	.416
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	2	7	2	2	5	-	-	-	-

3B:Isbel

TB:9

RBI:Garcia; Thomas

SB:Jr.

SF:Thomas

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:8

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase Meidroth2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.281/.349/.399	98.7	.451

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicL	4.0	5	5	5	3	4	1	84-50	87.9	4.11
Luinder Avila	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33-17	92.8	5.28
Alex Lange	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	92.1	5.23
Lucas Erceg	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	15-8	92.5	3.63
Totals	8.0	8	6	6	5	7	1	142-83	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 84-50; Avila 33-17; Lange 10-8; Erceg 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 4-4; Avila 2-1; Lange 2-0; Erceg 1-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony KayW	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	0	97-62	89.8	4.61

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 90.2 mph336 ftLA: 28°

Bot 1 • CWS

1-2

Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores.

EV: 108.5 mph💣 401 ftLA: 24°

Bot 3 • CWS

1-4

Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.

EV: 89.0 mph240 ftLA: 16°

Bot 4 • CWS

1-5

Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luisangel Acuña scores.

EV: 98.7 mph64 ftLA: 2°

Top 7 • KC

2-5

Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 106.8 mph10 ftLA: -20°

Bot 8 • CWS

2-6

Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores.

EV: 103.0 mph25 ftLA: -4°

Bench
Randal GrichukLF	3	1	2	4	0	0	.234/.260/.511	108.5	.698	.983
Sam AntonacciPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.288/.389/.438	93.6	.303	.342
Anthony KayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DavisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sean NewcombP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-