Gordon homers as Royals beat White Sox 10-5
Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer and drove in four, helping the Kansas City Royals pound the sloppy Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
10
Chicago White Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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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 10-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
L. García singled to left, Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-5
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
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Play Result 10-4
L. García singled to center, Moncada and Abreu scored, Palka to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Advancing On Force 10-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-2
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Play Result 10-2
Palka walked, Smith scored, Moncada to third, Abreu to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-2
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Foul Ball 10-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
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Play Result 10-1
Gordon homered to right (394 feet), Mondesi scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-1
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 8-1
Herrera scored, Phillips to second on wild pitch by Cedeño.
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Wild Pitch 8-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Phillips singled to right, Duda scored, Herrera to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Herrera hit a ground rule double to left, Pérez scored, Duda to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Duda singled to left, Gordon scored, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Play Result 4-1
Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Merrifield scored on error by second baseman Moncada, Gordon safe at third on error by second baseman Moncada.
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Error 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
O'Hearn singled to left, Phillips scored, O'Hearn to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Gordon doubled to deep center, Escobar and Mondesi scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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End Inning 10-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Sánchez grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 10-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Sánchez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Moncada walked.
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Moncada batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Smith grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 10-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Anderson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Anderson batting
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Play Result 10-5
Maurer relieved Sparkman.
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Start Inning 10-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 10-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
O'Hearn struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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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
Yoan Moncada2B10
Yolmer Sanchez3B62
Jose Abreu1B79
Daniel PalkaDH19
Avisail GarciaRF24
Leury GarciaCF63
Nicky DelmonicoLF28
Tim AndersonSS77
Kevan SmithC52
KC
Whit MerrifieldCF15
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lucas Duda1B9
Rosell Herrera3B12
Brett PhillipsRF1
Ryan O'HearnDH29
Alcides EscobarSS3
Adalberto Mondesi2B43
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