KC 5, CWS 6 | May 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, May 12, 2026•Rate Field•68°F, Cloudy

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Seranthony Domínguez

LOSS

Matt Strahm

SAVE

Bryan Hudson

The White Sox edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Chase Meidroth3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Derek Hill homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 68°F, CloudyWind: 13 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:33Att: 13,256Venue: Rate Field

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94.2%B

9 missed calls

+19.8% KC

+0.13 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

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

Game 824604 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	1	1	0	0	.282/.349/.429	97.2	.379	.352
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.305/.372/.491	102.7	.482	.598
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	0	1	0	.208/.291/.362	104.7	.267	.254
Salvador PerezC	5	1	2	1	0	0	.197/.238/.344	106.1	.268	.353
Carter JensenDH	3	1	1	0	1	2	.221/.317/.393	91.3	.434	.396
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.238/.309/.405	114.5	.518	.595
Isaac CollinsLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.241/.348/.366	104.5	.298	.362
Nick Loftin2B	2	1	1	2	0	0	.279/.385/.419	103.6	.782	.746
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.267/.327/.396	100.7	.366	.359
Bench
Michael Massey2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.224/.247/.434	97.8	.155	.173
Stephen KolekP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	5	11	5	2	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (1st off Fedde, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (1st off Fedde, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Collins; Loftin

TB:19

RBI:Perez; Loftin 2; Garcia; Jr.

Team LOB:8

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.280/.382/.413	106.4	.604

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Stephen Kolek	4.2	5	5	5	3	6	2	94-53	90	6.75
Luinder Avila	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	27-14	91.1	6.08
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-11	89.6	2.08
Matt StrahmL	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-9	87.2	4.02
Totals	8.0	7	6	6	4	11	3	148-87	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Kolek 94-53; Avila 27-14; IV 13-11; Strahm 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Kolek 3-6; Avila 2-0; IV 0-1; Strahm 1-1

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Erick Fedde	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	2	80-49	87.6	3.77

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Salvador Perez homers (6) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 381 ftLA: 21°

1-0

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.7 mph💣 373 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • CWS

2-1

Drew Romo homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.3 mph💣 353 ftLA: 37°

2-2

Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores.

EV: 90.9 mph183 ftLA: 12°

2-5

Chase Meidroth homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. Colson Montgomery scores.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 359 ftLA: 25°

Top 6 • KC

5-5

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 97.2 mph181 ftLA: 8°

4-5

Nick Loftin doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Carter Jensen scores. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 103.6 mph202 ftLA: 10°

Bot 8 • CWS

5-6

Derek Hill homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 417 ftLA: 28°

Inherited runners-scored:Taylor 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Fedde 80-49; Schweitzer 21-11; Taylor 28-19; Domínguez 10-7; Hudson 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Fedde 5-8; Schweitzer 0-1; Taylor 1-1; Domínguez 2-1; Hudson 1-2

Bench
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	0	0	1	0	.231/.273/.359	85.8	.038	.036
Jarred KelenicRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.231/.333/.231	110.8	.886	.1311
Randal GrichukPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.234/.432	105.8	.520	.474
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.261/.320/.315	77.5	.020	.019
Erick FeddeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler SchweitzerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Grant TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seranthony DomínguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan HudsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Kansas City Royals

Chicago White Sox

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