Gomes helps Royals beat White Sox 6-4
Jonny Gomes drove in three runs, and the banged-up Kansas City Royals moved into a tie with Toronto for the AL's best record with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
6
Chicago White Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | L 0-2 | MLB |
| 10/8/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 5-9 | MLB |
| 10/7/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 3-9 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Abreu singled to left, Flowers and Eaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Gordon singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Pérez to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-2
Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cabrera scored on error by shortstop Escobar, Thompson safe at third on error by shortstop Escobar.
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Error 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Thompson singled to shallow right, Eaton scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Gomes singled to shallow center, K. Morales and Moustakas scored, Gordon to third, Gomes to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Moustakas singled to right, Hosmer scored, K. Morales to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Eaton bunt grounded out to first.
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Bunt Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Eaton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Brantly popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Brantly batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Beckham grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Beckham batting
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Play Result 6-4
Madson relieved Herrera.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Butera grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Butera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Moustakas grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Cuthbert grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Cuthbert batting
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Play Result 6-4
Beckham at third base.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonDH9
Jose Abreu1B79
Melky CabreraLF53
Trayce ThompsonCF37
Alexei RamirezSS24
Avisail GarciaRF24
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Tyler Saladino3B13
Tyler FlowersC25
Substitutes
JB ShuckPH38
Gordon Beckham3B29
Rob BrantlyC19
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Jonny GomesRF31
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Substitutes
Cheslor CuthbertDH57
Drew ButeraC16
Jarrod DysonCF1
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