White Sox 2-0 Royals (Apr 9, 2026) Final Score

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Chicago White SoxCHW

2–0

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago White SoxLeads 0 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 18 of 18

Batting

3.42Runs per game3.75
0.207Batting average0.233
0.291On-base percentage0.321
0.323Slugging percentage0.362
0.614OPS0.682
0.83Home runs per game0.92
6.67Hits per game7.50
10Home runs11
12Stolen bases14

Pitching

5.45ERA4.64
1.56WHIP1.45
8.31Strikeouts per nine9.41
4.85Walks per nine4.40
5.25Runs allowed per game4.50
0.263Opponent batting average0.255
96Pitching strikeouts109
1Quality starts5
3Saves5

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	CHW ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9.5	+149	-181
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+150	-178
BBetMGM	-1.5	9.5	+150	-180
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+150	-178
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+154	-170
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+150	-186
BBetus	-1.5	9.5	+148	-167
BBovada	-1.5	9.5	+145	-177
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+145	-175
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+154	-170
MMyBookie	-1.5	9.5	+151	-179

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Apr 9, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CHW

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHW	27th	28th
KC	20th	20th

Matchup

CHWKC

4-8Record5-7
33.3%Win %41.7%
3-3Home record3-3
1-5Road record2-4
4-6Last 105-5
-3Streak-2
-29Run diff-12
0-0Division3-3
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

CHWStatKC

2Runs0
5Hits5
0Errors1
0Home runs0
2RBI0
0Stolen bases1
5K (bat)11
11K (pit)5
4BB (pit)5

Player Stats

CHW — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Edgar QueroC	4	0	2	0	0
Chase Meidroth3B	4	0	1	0	0
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	1	1	0
Dustin HarrisCF	3	0	1	0	1
Miguel Vargas3B	3	0	0	0	1
Tristan PetersLF	3	0	0	0	0
Luisangel AcunaSS	3	0	0	1	0
Andrew BenintendiLF	3	1	0	0	1
Munetaka Murakami3B	2	1	0	0	2
Derek HillCF	0	0	0	0	0

CHW — Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K
Anthony KayRP	5.2	3	2	6
Grant TaylorRP	1.1	2	0	1
Jordan LeasureRP	1.0	0	1	2
Seranthony DominguezRP	1.0	0	1	2

KC — Batting

Player	AB	H	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	2	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0
Lane ThomasRF	3	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1
Jonathan India2B	3	0	1
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	2	0	1
Carter JensenC	1	0	0
Michael Massey2B	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	6.1	4	2	1	4	4
Eli MorganRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
John SchreiberRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

83 events · 2 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Meidroth grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Murakami walked.
0-0
Top
Vargas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Murakami out at second.
0-0
Top
Montgomery flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to first, Garcia to second.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Perez hit by pitch.
0-0
Bottom
Thomas flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Benintendi struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Harris singled to center.
0-0
Top
Quero grounded into double play, third to first, Harris out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
India walked.
0-0
Bottom
Collins popped out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
India to second on a balk.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Acuña grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Peters bunt grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Meidroth struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia lined out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Perez popped out to first.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Murakami walked.
0-0
Top
Vargas flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Montgomery doubled to right, Murakami scored.
1-0
Top
Benintendi struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Harris grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Thomas lined out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
India flied out to right.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Quero singled to left.
1-0
Top
Acuña grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Quero out at second.
1-0
Top
Peters struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Collins flied out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Garcia walked.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Meidroth singled to left.
1-0
Top
Murakami grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Meidroth out at second.
1-0
Top
Vargas grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to first.
1-0
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas singled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone hit by pitch, Thomas to second.
1-0
Bottom
Taylor relieved Kay
1-0
Bottom
India flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Montgomery flied out to center.
1-0
Top
Benintendi walked.
1-0
Top
Harris walked, Benintendi to second.
1-0
Top
Schreiber relieved Lugo
1-0
Top
Quero grounded into fielder's choice to first, Harris safe at second on throwing error by first baseman Pasquantino, Benintendi to third.
1-0
Top
Acuña hit sacrifice fly to right, Benintendi scored, Harris to third.
2-0
Top
Peters flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Collins lined out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to third, Garcia to second.
2-0
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
2-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Morgan relieved Schreiber
2-0
Top
Meidroth grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Murakami fouled out to first.
2-0
Top
Vargas walked.
2-0
Top
Montgomery flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Leasure relieved Taylor
2-0
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Jensen hit for Thomas
2-0
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone walked.
2-0
Bottom
India grounded out to third.
2-0

Inning 9 Top

Top
Massey in right field.
2-0
Top
Benintendi flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Harris struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Quero singled to right.
2-0
Top
Acuña lined out to center.
2-0

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Hill in left field.
2-0
Bottom
Domínguez relieved Leasure
2-0
Bottom
Collins walked.
2-0
Bottom
Isbel flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
2-0

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