MLB

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals

· Major League Baseball
Chicago White Sox
10-26, 3-15 Away
Final
3 - 4
Kansas City Royals
21-16, 13-5 Home

Witt has RBI single in 9th to rally Royals to 4-3 win over White Sox

Ball bounces off 2nd baseman's head in a very White Sox blooper

It was the second walk-off hit of Witt's career, following a game-ending grand slam in 2023.

Mark Canha coaxed a walk off Cam Boozer (0-3) to lead off the ninth. Drew Waters hit a Chase Meidroth's head into right field, but Michael A. Taylor's throw was wide at second. Freddy Fermin bunted for a hit to load the bases. After Kyle Isbel popped out, Jonathan India drove in the tying run with a fielder's choice and Witt followed with a single to center.

Taylor Clarke (1-0) earned the win in relief.

The White Sox got on the board first with an RBI single from Brooks Baldwin in the fourth, scoring Matt Thaiss.

Thaiss led off the sixth with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. He went to third on a ground out and scored when Vaughn's grounder went under the glove of third baseman Jonathan India for an error.

Isbel led off the bottom of the sixth with a line drive home run that just cleared the fence in right center.

The White Sox added a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Josh Rojas to make it 3-1.

Salvador Perez had a double in the eighth, scoring Vinnie Pasquantino, to pull the Royals within one.

Key moment The Royals had first and second with one out, trailing 2-1 in the seventh. However, reliever Steven Wilson got Fermin to foul out and then retired Isbel on a fielder's choice to end the inning.

Key stat The White Sox have lost nine straight at Kauffman Stadium, their most ever in Kansas City.

Up next White Sox RHP Jonathan Cannon (2-3, 4.26 ERA) goes against Royals RHP Michael Wacha (1-4, 3.52 ERA) on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Witt Jr. singled to center, Waters scored, India to second, Fermin to third.
9th Inning India reached on infield single to shortstop, Canha scored, Fermin to second, Waters to third.
9th Inning Isbel popped out to third.
9th Inning Fermin reached on bunt single to pitcher, Waters to second, Canha to third.
9th Inning Waters safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Meidroth, Canha safe at second on error.
9th Inning Canha walked.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
13 Ground Balls 10
5 Strikeouts 3
2 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
10 Hits 8
1 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 4
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 17
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
18 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 0
134 Pitches 127
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
10 Total Bases 12
39 Plate Appearances 38
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
0 Extra Base Hits 2
3.5 Runs Created 4.8
.278 Batting Average .258
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.278 Slugging Percentage .387
.111 Secondary Average .290
.333 On Base Percentage .378
.611 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .765
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
3.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.2
21.0 Batter Rating 29.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.44 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.34
.000 Isolated Power .129
0.60 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.67
.077 Walks Per Plate Appearance .132
-.167 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .032
5.0 Runs Produced 8.0
0.7 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
77.3 MLB Rating 82.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,968 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 22 13 .629 - W1
Cleveland 22 15 .595 1 W2
Kansas City 21 16 .568 2 W4
Minnesota 16 20 .444 6.5 W3
Chicago 10 26 .278 12.5 L2
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