Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
Royals Hitting
a-flied out to center for Thomas in the 7th
- Batting
- 3BIsbel (1, Kay)
- RBIThomas (8), Garcia (18)
- SFThomas
- GIDPPerez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-5 (Marte 0-1, Perez 0-1, Pasquantino 0-2, Garcia 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (13, 2nd base off Kay/Quero)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Garcia-Loftin-Pasquantino 2)
White Sox Hitting
a-doubled to left for Grichuk in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BAntonacci (5, Erceg)
- HRGrichuk (3, 1st inning off Bubic 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGrichuk 4 (9), Hill (5), Meidroth (10)
- 2Out RBIHill, D; Grichuk 2; Meidroth.
- GIDPGrichuk; Vargas
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP3-10 (Grichuk 1-1, Hill 1-1, Benintendi 0-2, Kelenic 0-2, Acuña 0-1, Quero 0-2, Meidroth 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSHill (4, 2nd base by Erceg)
- SBHill (5, 2nd base off Avila/Perez); Acuña (7, 2nd base off Bubic/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Vargas-Meidroth-Murakami)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 4/4; Lange 3/3; Bubic 12/20; Avila 4/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-2-1-2-3; Lange-4-1-0-3; Bubic-9-6-22-13; Avila-4-5-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsErceg 1-0; Lange 2-0; Bubic 4-4; Avila 2-1
- Game ScoresK Bubic 33
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Kay(W, 3-1) |
S. Newcomb(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97-62 | 4.61 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 4.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 2.81 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 132-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPCollins (by Kay); Loftin (by Kay)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNewcomb 4/7; Kay 17/27; Davis 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNewcomb-8-1-3-6; Kay-16-10-17-16; Davis-1-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNewcomb 3-2; Kay 5-8; Davis 1-2
- Game ScoresA Kay 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas hit sacrifice fly to center, Garcia scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Grichuk homered to left center (401 feet), Murakami scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Grichuk singled to center, Meidroth scored and Vargas scored, Murakami to second. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Meidroth singled to center, Acuña scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Garcia grounded out to shortstop, Isbel scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Hill singled to center, Antonacci scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
KC @ CHW Videos
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights
Derek Hill hits RBI single
Randal Grichuk smashes a home run
CHW win 3-0
Game Information
Rate Field
5:10 AM, 15 May 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 14,913
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
- First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
- Third Base Umpire - Jen Pawol
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 24 | 21 | .533 | - | W3 |
| Chicago | 22 | 21 | .512 | 1 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 24 | .455 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 19 | 25 | .432 | 4.5 | L3 |
| Kansas City | 19 | 25 | .432 | 4.5 | L4 |

