Friday, June 26, 2026 · Rate Field · Final

Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals

46-63 · L10 5-5

1–22
Chicago White Sox logo Chicago White Sox

56-51 · L10 4-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
CWS 0 0 10 1 2 4 5 0 X 22 23 0
WP David Sandlin (2-1) LP Mitch Spence (0-2)

Stars of the game

Tristan Peters Jacob Gonzalez David Sandlin

Season matchup

CWS leads 17 of 19 categories

KC Metric CWS
Offense
4.18 25th Runs scored per game 4.80 7th
.711 19th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .725 14th
110 24th Team Home Runs 139 5th
.246 12th Team Batting Average .239 19th
12.0 15th Total position-player WAR 14.7 7th
Pitching
5.04 27th Runs allowed per game 4.41 14th
4.78 28th Team Earned Run Average 4.13 11th
1.43 28th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.30 15th
812 28th Team Strikeouts 912 17th
4.9 26th Rotation WAR 9.5 10th
-1.9 29th Bullpen WAR 6.4 2nd
Roster
8.1 13th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 8.3 10th
15.3% 15th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 21.3% 22nd
67.5% 13th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 56.5% 19th
28.5 16th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 26.0 28th
Results
.422 26th Winning percentage .523 7th
-93 28th Run differential 42 7th
.416 28th Pythagorean winning percentage .539 8th
.469 18th Winning percentage in one-run games .571 5th
.491 19th Home winning percentage .611 5th
.357 28th Road winning percentage .434 22nd

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Kansas City Royals logoKansas City Royals

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 .727
2 Bobby Witt DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .800
3 Jac Caglianone RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 .757
4 Lane Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 .718
5 Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .737
6 Salvador Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .634
7 Josh Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .668
8 Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .756
9 Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 .700
Team 29 1 4 0 0 3 10 .138 .460
2B:
Collins
3B:
Caglianone
GIDP:
Massey, Collins
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Steven Cruz 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 28-16 4.38 1.26
Mitch Spence L 1.1 8 10 10 3 2 2 53-31 21.21 3.00
Beck Way 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 23-17 3.86 1.59
Lucas Erceg 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15-9 5.26 1.68
John Schreiber 1.0 5 4 3 0 1 1 26-20 3.76 1.38
Alex Lange 0.1 4 5 5 2 1 0 26-14 6.33 1.55
Daniel Lynch 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 2.00 0.93
Tyler Tolbert 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10-4 25.07 4.29
Team 8.0 23 22 21 7 9 5 190-117 23.63 3.75

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Sam Antonacci 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .278 .786
2 Miguel Vargas 3B 6 2 3 1 5 0 1 .242 .828
Brandon Eisert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Trevor Richards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3 Kyle Teel C 5 2 2 1 3 1 1 .190 .589
4 Andrew Benintendi DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .241 .716
Junior Perez LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .171 .623
5 Colson Montgomery SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .220 .757
Luisangel Acuña SS 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245 .560
6 Chase Meidroth 3B 5 3 4 0 2 1 1 .275 .742
7 Braden Montgomery RF 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .735
8 Tristan Peters CF 5 3 2 1 6 1 0 .272 .756
9 Jacob Gonzalez 1B 4 3 3 1 5 1 0 .241 .684
Team 46 22 23 5 22 7 9 .500 1.457
2B:
Vargas, Benintendi, Gonzalez
HR:
Vargas, Teel, Benintendi, Peters, Gonzalez
GIDP:
Teel, Montgomery
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
David Sandlin W 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 91-56 6.05 1.29
Jordan Hicks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18-10 3.19 1.48
Brandon Eisert 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-8 6.13 1.33
Trevor Richards 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9-7 3.55 1.05
Team 9.0 4 1 1 3 10 0 128-81 1.00 0.78
Win% = CWS win prob.
Top 9th · KC batting
1–22

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out, third baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

100%
1–22

Strikeout. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.

100%
1–22

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.

100%
Bot 8th · CWS batting
1–22

Flyout. Tristan Peters flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

100%
1–22

Grounded Into DP. Braden Montgomery grounds into a double play, pitcher Tyler Tolbert to shortstop Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez. Luisangel Acuña to 3rd. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Braden Montgomery out at 1st.

100%
1–22

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd.

100%
1–22

Single. Luisangel Acuña singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

100%
Top 8th · KC batting
1–22

Flyout. Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

100%
1–22

Groundout. Carter Jensen grounds out, pitcher Brandon Eisert to second baseman Sam Antonacci to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Isaac Collins to 3rd.

100%
1–22

Double. Isaac Collins doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

100%
1–22

Strikeout. Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.

100%
Bot 7th · CWS batting
1–22

Lineout. Junior Perez lines out to shortstop Josh Rojas.

100%
1–22

Single. Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.

100%
1–21

Forceout. White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Tristan Peters scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st.

100%
1–20

Walk. Sam Antonacci walks. Jacob Gonzalez to 2nd.

100%
1–20

Single. Jacob Gonzalez singles on a soft line drive to third baseman Nick Loftin. Luisangel Acuña scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd.

100%
1–18

Walk. Tristan Peters walks. Luisangel Acuña to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

100%
1–18

Strikeout. Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging.

100%
1–18

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Junior Perez scores. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd.

100%
1–17

Single. Luisangel Acuña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins, deflected by third baseman Nick Loftin. Junior Perez to 3rd.

100%
1–17

Single. Junior Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.

100%
Top 7th · KC batting
1–17

Flyout. Josh Rojas flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

100%
1–17

Groundout. Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

100%
1–17

Strikeout. Michael Massey strikes out swinging.

100%
Bot 6th · CWS batting
1–17

Grounded Into DP. Kyle Teel grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Kyle Teel out at 1st.

100%
1–17

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

100%
1–17

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd.

100%
1–17

Double. Jacob Gonzalez doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.

100%
1–17

Home Run. Tristan Peters hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores.

100%
1–13

Field Error. Braden Montgomery reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Salvador Perez. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

100%
1–13

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

100%
1–13

Single. Colson Montgomery singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.

100%
Top 6th · KC batting
1–13

Strikeout. Lane Thomas called out on strikes.

100%
1–13

Triple. Jac Caglianone triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

100%
1–13

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

100%
1–13

Pop Out. Carter Jensen pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas.

100%
Bot 5th · CWS batting
1–13

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out sharply to first baseman Salvador Perez.

100%
1–13

Home Run. Kyle Teel homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Vargas scores.

100%
1–11

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

100%
1–11

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, shortstop Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez.

100%
1–11

Lineout. Jacob Gonzalez lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

100%
Top 5th · KC batting
1–11

Grounded Into DP. Isaac Collins grounds into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. Isaac Collins out at 1st.

100%
1–11

Forceout. Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Josh Rojas out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st.

100%
1–11

Single. Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

99%
Bot 4th · CWS batting
1–11

Flyout. Tristan Peters flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

100%
1–11

Strikeout. Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging.

100%
1–11

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.

100%
1–11

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.

100%
1–11

Home Run. Andrew Benintendi homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.

100%
Top 4th · KC batting
1–10

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

99%
1–10

Grounded Into DP. Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st.

99%
0–10

Walk. Lane Thomas walks. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.

98%
0–10

Walk. Jac Caglianone walks. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

99%
0–10

Walk. Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

99%
Bot 3rd · CWS batting
0–10

Groundout. Kyle Teel grounds out, shortstop Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez.

99%
0–10

Double. Miguel Vargas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sam Antonacci scores.

100%
0–9

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

99%
0–9

Home Run. Jacob Gonzalez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters scores.

99%
0–6

Single. Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Andrew Benintendi scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery to 3rd.

96%
0–4

Walk. Braden Montgomery walks. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

90%
0–4

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Josh Rojas. Kyle Teel scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd.

89%
0–3

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

84%
0–3

Double. Andrew Benintendi doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel to 3rd.

88%
0–3

Walk. Kyle Teel walks.

84%
0–3

Home Run. Miguel Vargas homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Sam Antonacci scores.

83% ▲20
0–0

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd.

63%
0–0

Walk. Jacob Gonzalez walks.

56%
0–0

Pop Out. Tristan Peters pops out to first baseman Salvador Perez.

53%
Top 3rd · KC batting
0–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

56%
0–0

Groundout. Isaac Collins grounds out, first baseman Jacob Gonzalez to pitcher David Sandlin.

54%
0–0

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

53%
Bot 2nd · CWS batting
0–0

Lineout. Braden Montgomery lines out sharply to center fielder Lane Thomas.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging.

52%
0–0

Walk. Colson Montgomery walks.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 2nd · KC batting
0–0

Flyout. Josh Rojas flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

54%
0–0

Lineout. Michael Massey lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.

52%
Bot 1st · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Miguel Vargas lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 1st · KC batting
0–0

Groundout. Lane Thomas grounds out softly to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.

52%
0–0

Flyout. Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

50%
0–0

Single. Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

46%