Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox
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Hill's second pinch homer of season leads White Sox over Royals 6-5
Drew Romo hit a solo homer just over the outstretched glove of right fielder Jac Caglianone and Chase Meidroth had a three-run drive off Stephen Kolek in a five-run fifth that built a 5-2 advantage.
Kansas City tied the score in the sixth when Nick Loftin hit an RBI double against Tyler Schweitzer and scored on Maikel Garcia's single off Grant Taylor.
Hill batted for Tristan Peters, and drove a low slider from Matt Strahm (1-1) to left-center, a 417-foot drive for his third career pinch homer and second this season. Hill had a tying homer in a May 3 loss to San Diego.
Seranthony Domínguez (3-3) pitched a perfect eighth, and Bryan Hudson got three straight outs for his second save.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit solo home runs in the first inning against Erick Fedde, who has allowed 10 homers in six starts and two relief appearances this season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Perez fouled out to right. |
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9th Inning | Pasquantino grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Witt Jr. lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Hudson relieved Domínguez |
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9th Inning | Hill in right field. |
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9th Inning | Acuña in center field. |
Statistics
KC |
CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 32 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 146 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created | 5.6 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .219 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .531 |
| .263 | Secondary Average | .469 |
| .325 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .825 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .837 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.0 |
| 41.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 19.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.7 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.65 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
| .211 | Isolated Power | .313 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .050 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .111 |
| -.026 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 91.5 | MLB Rating | 87.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 13,256 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 30 | 22 | .577 | - | W6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 25 | 24 | .510 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 23 | 27 | .460 | 6 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 20 | 30 | .400 | 9 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 20 | 31 | .392 | 9.5 | L6 |


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