Holland's strong start helps White Sox trounce Royals 8-3
Derek Holland scattered three hits while pitching into the seventh inning, Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson went deep off Ian Kennedy and the White Sox beat the Royals 8-3 Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
8
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
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| 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 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Hosmer singled to left, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Sánchez hit sacrifice fly to center, Davidson scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 7-2
Escobar safe at first on error by third baseman Davidson, Hosmer scored, Gordon to third.
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Error 7-2
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Pérez hit sacrifice fly to center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
A. García singled to right, Cabrera and Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Asche doubled to right, A. García and L. García scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Inning 8-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Escobar flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-3
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Bonifacio grounded into double play, third to second to first, Gordon out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Bonifacio batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Gordon walked.
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Gordon batting
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Play Result 8-3
Kahnle relieved Holmberg.
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Start Inning 8-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-3
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Lineup Change 8-3
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End Inning 8-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Asche lined out to second.
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Line Out 8-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Asche batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
L. García grounded out to second, A. García to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 7: foul
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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
Whit Merrifield2B15
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Alcides EscobarSS3
Cheslor CuthbertDH57
CHW
Tyler SaladinoSS13
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Avisail GarciaRF24
Leury GarciaCF63
Cody James AscheDH99
Matt Davidson3B4
Geovany SotoC18
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
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