Kansas City Royals
35 - 50 .412
F
June 28, 2026, 2:10 PM
Rate Field
Rate Field
333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, 60616
4
Chicago White Sox
43 - 39 .524| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| CHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
W: Steven Cruz
(W, 2-2)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Anthony Kay
(L, 6-3)
3.2 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, BB
S: Alex Lange
(S, 7)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Vargas, M
2-2 | HR, 2B, 2 BB
Jensen
3-5 | 2B, K, 2 RBI
Collins
1-3 | 2B, HBP, RBI
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| 3 | Carter Jensen C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| 4 | Starling Marte DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 |
| 6 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| 7 | Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| 8 | Tyler Tolbert 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| a- Josh Rojas PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | |
| 9 | Kameron Misner RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .245 |
a-Grounded out for Tolbert in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Collins (13, Kay) Jensen (17, Kay).
TB Collins 2 Jensen 4 Marte, S 2 Misner Perez, S 2 Thomas, L 2.
RBI Collins (24) Jensen 2 (45) Thomas, L (23) Witt Jr. (33).
2-out RBI Collins Jensen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Collins Massey Witt Jr. Marte, S Jensen.
SF Witt Jr.
Team RISP 3-for-13.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
SB Thomas, L (4, 2nd base off Kay/Teel) Marte, S (1, 2nd base off Kay/Teel) Misner (3, 2nd base off Domínguez/Teel).
FIELDING
Pickoffs Avila (Vargas, M at 1st base).
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 51 | 35 | 5.40 |
| Steven Cruz(W, 2-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5.68 |
| Beck Way(H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3.95 |
| Lucas Erceg(H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5.40 |
| Matt Strahm(H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5.74 |
| Alex Lange(S, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 155 | 100 | 55 | 4.83 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Kay.
Balk Avila.
HBP Collins (by Kay).
ABS Challenge Jensen 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Strike-Confirmed) Teel 2 (Strike-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed) Thomas, L (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Avila 86-51 Cruz 11-8 Way 21-14 Erceg 18-12 Strahm 9-8 Lange 10-7 Kay 73-44 Richards, T 16-12 Domínguez 18-10 Hudson, B 15-9 Hicks, J 13-10 Murphy, C 7-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Avila 5-1 Cruz 0-2 Way 2-0 Erceg 1-1 Strahm 1-2 Lange 3-0 Kay 4-2 Richards, T 1-0 Domínguez 0-0 Hudson, B 1-0 Hicks, J 2-0 Murphy, C 0-2.
Batters faced Avila 20 Cruz 3 Way 5 Erceg 3 Strahm 3 Lange 3 Kay 21 Richards, T 4 Domínguez 4 Hudson, B 5 Hicks, J 4 Murphy, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored Richards, T 1-0.
Umpires HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: John Libka.
Weather 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 7 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:12 PM.
T 2:52.
Att 27,301.
Venue Rate Field.
June 28, 2026