Major League Baseball

FINAL Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Chicago White Sox 4
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Kansas City Royals 5
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Match Report

Royals snap a 5-game skid with a 5-4 win over White Sox, delaying Chicago's bid for a playoff berth

— Maikel Garcia had three hits and three RBI, including a tiebreaking, run-scoring double in the seventh inning, as the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 5-4 Wednesday night and delayed Chicago's bid for a postseason berth.

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Top Performers

CHW

  • Sam Antonacci · ·
  • Kyle Teel · ·
  • Miguel Vargas · ·
  • Munetaka Murakami · ·

KC

  • Carter Jensen · ·
  • Bobby Witt Jr. · ·
  • Jac Caglianone · ·
  • Maikel Garcia · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Antonacci flied out to center.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  7. · 9th Inning Steven Cruz pitches to Sam Antonacci
  8. · 9th Inning Acuña ran for B. Montgomery

Head to Head

CHW win series 2-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Chicago White Sox

  • Luis Castillo 15-Day-IL
  • Prelander Berroa 60-Day-IL
  • Ky Bush 60-Day-IL
  • Joey Bart 10-Day-IL
  • Tanner Murray 60-Day-IL

Lineups

KC

  1. 22Carter JensenC
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 14Jac CaglianoneRF
  4. 11Maikel Garcia3B
  5. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  6. 13Salvador PerezDH
  7. 19Michael Massey2B
  8. 16John RaveCF
  9. 1Isaac CollinsLF

CHW

  1. 17Sam AntonacciLF
  2. 8Kyle TeelC
  3. 20Miguel Vargas3B
  4. 5Munetaka Murakami1B
  5. 23Andrew BenintendiDH
  6. 29Tristan PetersCF
  7. 10Chase Meidroth2B
  8. 12Colson MontgomerySS
  9. 24Braden MontgomeryRF

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