Sale gets 16th win as White Sox top Royals 7-4
Chris Sale pitched his sixth complete game to pick up his 16th win, Carlos Sanchez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
7
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Cabrera homered to right (413 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Sánchez homered to right (374 feet), Shuck and A. García scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Avila singled to center, Frazier scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Morales singled to left, Merrifield scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Merrifield tripled to deep center, Burns scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-2
Dozier safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Saladino, Pérez and Cuthbert scored.
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Error 2-2
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Error 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Frazier hit sacrifice fly to left, Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Orlando struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 7-4
Escobar to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 7-4
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Orlando batting
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Play Result 7-4
Orlando hit for Dyson.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Cuthbert struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Cuthbert batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Escobar walked.
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Pérez flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Pérez batting
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Play Result 7-4
Anderson at shortstop.
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Start Inning 7-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Frazier grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Billy BurnsRF35
Whit MerrifieldLF15
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Alcides EscobarSS3
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Hunter DozierRF17
Christian Colon2B29
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
Paulo OrlandoPH16
CHW
Adam EatonRF9
Tyler SaladinoSS13
Jose Abreu1B79
Melky CabreraLF53
Todd Frazier3B99
Alex AvilaC6
Avisail GarciaDH24
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Leury GarciaCF63
Substitutes
Tim AndersonSS77
JB ShuckPR38
Omar NarvaezC22
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