Saturday, June 27, 2026 · Rate Field · Final

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46-64 · L10 5-5

1–2
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57-51 · L10 4-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2
CWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 0
WP Grant Taylor (4-2) LP Daniel Lynch (3-2)

Stars of the game

Michael Wacha Davis Martin Grant Taylor

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.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Carter Jensen DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240 .741
2 Bobby Witt SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .800
3 Jac Caglianone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .779
4 Lane Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .746
5 Michael Massey 2B 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .270 .736
Tyler Tolbert 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .806
Josh Rojas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .616
6 Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 .621
7 John Rave RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .944
Starling Marte RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .659
8 Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .729
Kameron Misner LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .500
9 Isaac Collins 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 .707
Team 31 1 6 0 1 3 9 .194 .523
2B:
Witt, Perez
SB:
Tolbert 2
GIDP:
Perez
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Michael Wacha 7.2 6 1 1 1 7 0 105-70 3.66 1.17
Daniel Lynch L 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 12-7 2.13 0.92
John Schreiber 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-6 3.29 1.28
Team 8.1 10 2 2 1 8 0 129-83 2.16 1.32

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Sam Antonacci LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .778
2 Miguel Vargas 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 .837
3 Andrew Benintendi DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 .732
Luisangel Acuña DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .570
Randal Grichuk DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .798
4 Colson Montgomery SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .220 .771
5 Chase Meidroth 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 .729
6 Braden Montgomery RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .236 .707
7 Tristan Peters CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 .791
Junior Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 .495
8 Jacob Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 .712
9 Drew Romo C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .127 .515
Kyle Teel C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .589
Team 34 2 10 0 2 1 8 .294 .608
CS:
Montgomery
GIDP:
Montgomery
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Davis Martin 5.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 87-54 3.31 1.27
Sean Newcomb 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 30-16 2.41 1.09
Grant Taylor W 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19-18 2.63 1.07
Team 9.0 6 1 1 3 9 0 136-88 1.00 1.00
Win% = CWS win prob.
Bot 9th · CWS batting
1–2

Single. Jacob Gonzalez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Kameron Misner. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.

100% ▲16
1–1

Strikeout. Junior Perez called out on strikes.

84% ▼9
1–1

Single. Braden Montgomery singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Daniel Lynch IV. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

93% ▲12
1–1

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

81% ▲10
1–1

Single. Colson Montgomery singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.

71%
Top 9th · KC batting
1–1

Strikeout. Starling Marte called out on strikes.

64%
1–1

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

61%
1–1

Strikeout. Josh Rojas strikes out swinging.

56%
Bot 8th · CWS batting
1–1

Groundout. Randal Grichuk grounds out softly, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Jac Caglianone.

50% ▼9
1–1

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.

59%
1–1

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

55%
1–1

Strikeout. Kyle Teel called out on strikes.

53%
1–1

Pop Out. Jacob Gonzalez pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin.

56%
Top 8th · KC batting
1–1

Strikeout. Lane Thomas called out on strikes.

61%
1–1

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.

58%
1–1

Groundout. Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

55%
Bot 7th · CWS batting
1–1

Strikeout. Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.

50%
1–1

Forceout. Braden Montgomery grounds into a force out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Luisangel Acuña scores. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Braden Montgomery to 1st.

54%
1–0

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Luisangel Acuña to 3rd.

51% ▲14
1–0

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

37%
1–0

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

44% ▲8
Top 7th · KC batting
1–0

Single. Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte scores. Nick Loftin out at home on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to catcher Drew Romo to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Isaac Collins to 2nd.

36% ▼10
0–0

Walk. Isaac Collins walks. Starling Marte to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.

46%
0–0

Fielders Choice Out. Nick Loftin reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Sean Newcomb to catcher Drew Romo. Tyler Tolbert out at home. Starling Marte to 2nd.

51% ▲13
0–0

Walk. Starling Marte walks.

38%
0–0

Strikeout. Salvador Perez called out on strikes. Tyler Tolbert steals (6) 3rd base.

40%
0–0

Single. Michael Massey singles on a bunt ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth.

44%
Bot 6th · CWS batting
0–0

Flyout. Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

50%
0–0

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to right fielder John Rave in foul territory.

52%
0–0

Flyout. Drew Romo flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

54%
Top 6th · KC batting
0–0

Strikeout. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.

58%
0–0

Pop Out. Jac Caglianone pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.

52%
0–0

Double. Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

47%
0–0

Groundout. Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

53%
Bot 5th · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Strikeout Double Play. Tristan Peters strikes out swinging and Braden Montgomery caught stealing 2nd, catcher Salvador Perez to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to catcher Salvador Perez.

52% ▼10
0–0

Single. Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.

61%
Top 5th · KC batting
0–0

Groundout. Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

57%
0–0

Lineout. Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

55%
0–0

Lineout. John Rave lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

53%
Bot 4th · CWS batting
0–0

Flyout. Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder John Rave.

50%
0–0

Single. Colson Montgomery singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave.

53%
0–0

Flyout. Andrew Benintendi flies out sharply to center fielder Lane Thomas.

51%
0–0

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins, deflected by third baseman Nick Loftin. Miguel Vargas out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to second baseman Michael Massey.

53%
Top 4th · KC batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

56%
0–0

Walk. Michael Massey walks.

50%
0–0

Flyout. Lane Thomas flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

53%
Bot 3rd · CWS batting
0–0

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out softly, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Drew Romo called out on strikes.

54%
0–0

Groundout. Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

58%
0–0

Field Error. Tristan Peters reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Jac Caglianone.

60%
Top 3rd · KC batting
0–0

Lineout. Jac Caglianone lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

56%
0–0

Pop Out. Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to catcher Drew Romo in foul territory.

53%
0–0

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

50%
0–0

Single. Isaac Collins singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters.

46%
Bot 2nd · CWS batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Braden Montgomery grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Colson Montgomery out at 2nd. Braden Montgomery out at 1st.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Field Error. Colson Montgomery reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

59%
Top 2nd · KC batting
0–0

Strikeout. Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. John Rave called out on strikes.

49% ▲8
0–0

Double. Salvador Perez hits a ground-rule double (10) on a line drive down the left-field line. Michael Massey to 3rd.

41% ▼9
0–0

Single. Michael Massey singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

50%
0–0

Pop Out. Lane Thomas pops out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez in foul territory.

52%
Bot 1st · CWS batting
0–0

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Miguel Vargas lines out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

53%
Top 1st · KC batting
0–0

Groundout. Jac Caglianone grounds out, first baseman Jacob Gonzalez to pitcher Davis Martin.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

52%