Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Chicago White SoxCHW

4–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago White SoxLeads 14 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

Batting

4.76Runs per game4.25
0.235Batting average0.246
0.320On-base percentage0.315
0.404Slugging percentage0.399
0.724OPS0.715
1.29Home runs per game1.04
7.87Hits per game8.24
203Home runs164
89Stolen bases127

Pitching

4.15ERA4.72
1.32WHIP1.40
8.33Strikeouts per nine7.45
3.62Walks per nine3.63
4.10Runs allowed per game4.61
0.243Opponent batting average0.260
1292Pitching strikeouts1142
33Quality starts61
40Saves36

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	8.5	-120	-101
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-116	-102
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-120	+100
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-115	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-116	+105
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-113	-106
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-114	+104
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-123	+103
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-120	+100
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-116	+105
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-119	+101

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 23, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 9 mph

71°

Lineups

CHW

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHW	5th	16th
KC	23rd	25th

Matchup

CHWKC

81-76Record67-90
51.6%Win %42.7%
46-32Home record39-37
35-44Road record28-53
6-4Last 102-8
3Streak-5
+45Run diff-105
32-18Division23-24
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

CHWStatKC

4Runs5
9Hits12
1Errors0
0Home runs0
4RBI4
0Stolen bases0
7K (bat)7
7K (pit)7
2BB (pit)1

Player Stats

CHW — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	1	1	0
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	1	0	0
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	2	0	0
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	1	3	0	0
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	0	0	0
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	0	1	1	0
Kyle TeelC	3	1	1	2	1
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0
Randal GrichukDH	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	0	0	0
Luisangel AcunaSS	0	0	0	0	0

CHW — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Erick FeddeSP	2.2	4	0	0	2	2
Hagen SmithSP	2.0	2	1	1	0	2
Sean NewcombRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
Jordan HicksRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Bryan HudsonRP	0.1	4	4	3	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
John RaveRF	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	3	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	2	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	3	3	1
Kyle IsbelCF	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	3.1	7	4	4	0	3
Connor ThomasRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
Anthony GoseRP	1.2	0	0	0	1	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

87 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Antonacci lined out to right.
0-0
Top
Teel struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Vargas grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center, Jensen to third.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first, Witt Jr. to second.
0-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Jensen scored and Witt Jr. scored.
0-2
Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to left, Garcia scored.
0-3
Bottom
Fedde relieved Hudson
0-3
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
0-3
Bottom
Massey reached on infield single to shortstop, Pasquantino scored on throwing error by shortstop C. Montgomery.
0-4
Bottom
Rave flied out to right.
0-4

Inning 2 Top

Top
Murakami flied out to right.
0-4
Top
Benintendi flied out to center.
0-4
Top
Peters grounded out to second.
0-4

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to pitcher.
0-4
Bottom
Jensen reached on infield single to pitcher.
0-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-4
Bottom
Caglianone singled to center, Jensen to second.
0-4
Bottom
Garcia walked, Caglianone to second, Jensen to third.
0-4
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
0-4

Inning 3 Top

Top
Meidroth reached on bunt single to third.
0-4
Top
C. Montgomery struck out looking. Chicago White Sox challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-4
Top
B. Montgomery singled to right, Meidroth to third.
0-4
Top
Antonacci hit by pitch, B. Montgomery to second.
0-4
Top
Teel singled to left, B. Montgomery scored and Meidroth scored, Antonacci to second.
2-4
Top
Vargas singled to center, Antonacci scored, Teel to third.
3-4
Top
Murakami doubled to right, Teel scored, Vargas to third.
4-4
Top
Benintendi grounded into fielder's choice to first, Benintendi to second, Murakami to third, Vargas out at home in rundown.
4-4
Top
Peters hit by pitch.
4-4
Top
Meidroth fouled out to catcher.
4-4

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Perez singled to left.
4-4
Bottom
Massey lined out to left.
4-4
Bottom
Rave grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Perez out at second.
4-4

Inning 4 Top

Top
C. Montgomery struck out looking.
4-4
Top
B. Montgomery singled to left.
4-4
Top
Antonacci singled to right, B. Montgomery to second.
4-4
Top
Gose relieved Lugo
4-4
Top
Teel walked, Antonacci to second, B. Montgomery to third.
4-4
Top
Vargas grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Teel out at second.
4-4

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Collins walked.
4-4
Bottom
Newcomb relieved Fedde
4-4
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
4-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Collins out at second.
4-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Murakami flied out to center.
4-4
Top
Grichuk hit for Benintendi
4-4
Top
Grichuk flied out to left.
4-4
Top
Peters lined out to right.
4-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Grichuk as designated hitter.
4-4
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
4-4
Bottom
Garcia singled to right.
4-4
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into fielder's choice to first, Garcia out at second.
4-4
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
4-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Thomas relieved Gose
4-4
Top
Meidroth singled to left, Meidroth out stretching at second.
4-4
Top
C. Montgomery grounded out to first.
4-4
Top
B. Montgomery grounded out to shortstop.
4-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Smith relieved Newcomb
4-4
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
4-4
Bottom
Rave struck out looking.
4-4
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
4-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Antonacci grounded out to shortstop.
4-4
Top
Teel struck out looking.
4-4
Top
Vargas popped out to third.
4-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
4-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Jensen out at second.
4-4
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to second, Witt Jr. to second.
4-4
Bottom
Garcia doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
4-5
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to center.
4-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Thomas
4-5
Top
Murakami struck out looking.
4-5
Top
Grichuk grounded out to second.
4-5
Top
Peters popped out to shortstop.
4-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Hicks relieved Smith
4-5
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
4-5
Bottom
Massey singled to right.
4-5
Bottom
Massey to second on wild pitch by Hicks.
4-5
Bottom
Rave popped out to first.
4-5
Bottom
Massey to third on wild pitch by Hicks.
4-5
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
4-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Isbel in center field.
4-5
Top
Cruz relieved Erceg
4-5
Top
Meidroth struck out swinging.
4-5
Top
C. Montgomery struck out swinging.
4-5
Top
B. Montgomery singled to right.
4-5
Top
Acuña ran for B. Montgomery
4-5
Top
Antonacci flied out to center.
4-5

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Player props

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Braden Montgomery
Hits: 9/19 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Strikeouts: 10/18 over · last line 4.5
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Seth Lugo
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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John Rave
Hits: 11/17 over · last line 0.5
John Rave Hits props & line John Rave Home Runs props John Rave Runs props
Kyle Isbel
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Hits: 9/16 over · last line 0.5
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Michael Wacha
Strikeouts: 11/16 over · last line 3.5
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Luis Castillo
Strikeouts: 4/13 over · last line 3.5
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Anthony Kay
Strikeouts: 8/12 over · last line 3.5
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Davis Martin
Strikeouts: 6/12 over · last line 4.5
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Sean Burke
Strikeouts: 8/12 over · last line 3.5
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Noah Schultz
Strikeouts: 2/7 over · last line 3.5
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Randy Dobnak
Strikeouts: 4/7 over · last line 3.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 3.5
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Erick Fedde
Strikeouts: 2/5 over · last line 3.5
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Hagen Smith
Strikeouts: 1/3 over · last line 1.5
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Sean Newcomb
Strikeouts: 0/1 over · last line 1.5
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Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Odds

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Chicago White Sox -120 and Kansas City Royals -101. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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