Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox
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Grichuk powers White Sox past Royals 6-2 for their fifth straight win
Chase Meidroth had two hits and an RBI as the White Sox improved to 22-21 and moved over .500 this late in the season for the first time since 2022. Chicago, losers of 101 or more games in each of the last three seasons, are within one game of idle Cleveland for first place in the AL Central.
Anthony Kay (3-1) allowed two runs and six hits in six-plus innings as Chicago swept its third series this season and extended the Royals’ losing streak to four games.
Kay was relieved by Tyler Davis after Kyle Isbel tripled to lead off the seventh, then Sean Newcomb tossed a scoreless eighth and ninth for his first save.
Lane Thomas and Maikel Garcia drove in the Royals' runs and Salvador Perez had two hits. Kris Bubic (3-2) allowed five runs and five hits with three walks over four innings.
Grichuk’s homer was his third in five games and came in his eighth game since signing a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the White Sox on May 4. He also has seven RBI with Chicago. The 34-year-old outfielder started the season with the Yankees and elected free agency after New York designated him for assignment.
The Royals took a 1-0 lead on Thomas’ sacrifice fly in the first inning, but Grichuk lined his two-run shot in the bottom half.
Grichuk drove in two more runs in the third on a bases-loaded single. Meidroth's RBI single in the fourth made it 5-1 for Chicago.
White Sox: RHP Sean Burke (2-3, 3.68) takes the mound against Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (3-1, 3.88) when the crosstown rivals meet at Rate Field on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caglianone struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Caglianone hit for Thomas |
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9th Inning | Witt Jr. homered to left center (405 feet), Jensen scored. |
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9th Inning | Garcia grounded out to second, Jensen to third. |
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9th Inning | Jensen doubled to right. |
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9th Inning | Collins grounded out to first. |
Statistics
 KC |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 30 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 8 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 148 | Pitches | 145 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.5 | Runs Created | 6.3 |
| .167 | Batting Average | .313 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .300 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .281 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
| .633 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .895 |
| 1.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 3.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.8 |
| 30.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.79 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.72 |
| .133 | Isolated Power | .188 |
| 0.60 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .154 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .103 |
| .167 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.031 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 76.5 | MLB Rating | 91.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 11,905 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <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 |