KC @ CWS — SportsStats

Thursday, May 14, 2026 · Rate Field · Final

46-63 · L10 5-5

2–6

56-51 · L10 6-4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	0
CWS	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	X	6	8	0

WP Anthony Kay (7-4) LP Kris Bubic (3-2) SV Sean Newcomb (3)

Stars of the game

Randal Grichuk Anthony Kay Luinder Avila

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

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Maikel Garcia 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.261	.693
2 Bobby Witt SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.279	.800
3 Lane Thomas RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.240	.746
Jac Caglianone RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.779
4 Salvador Perez C	4	0	2	0	0	1	.211	.621
5 Nick Loftin 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.729
6 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.661
7 Starling Marte DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.269	.659
8 Isaac Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.707
9 Kyle Isbel CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.244	.651
Team	32	2	7	2	2	5	.219	.579

3B:: Isbel
SB:: Witt
GIDP:: Perez

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Kris Bubic L	4.0	5	5	5	3	4	1	84-50	4.11	1.23
Luinder Avila	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33-17	4.86	1.56
Alex Lange	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	6.15	1.51
Lucas Erceg	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	15-8	5.40	1.70
Team	8.0	8	6	6	5	7	1	142-83	6.75	1.63

Chicago White Sox

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Chase Meidroth 2B	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.277	.729
2 Miguel Vargas 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.245	.837
3 Munetaka Murakami 1B	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	.230	.897
4 Randal Grichuk LF	3	1	2	1	4	0	0	.248	.798
Sam Antonacci PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.278	.778
Tristan Peters CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.791
5 Edgar Quero C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.183	.482
6 Andrew Benintendi DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.732
7 Derek Hill LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.246	.742
8 Luisangel Acuña SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.248	.570
9 Jarred Kelenic RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.213	.599
Team	29	6	8	1	6	5	7	.276	.796

2B:: Antonacci
HR:: Grichuk
SB:: Hill, Acuña
CS:: Hill
GIDP:: Vargas, Grichuk

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Anthony Kay W	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	97-62	4.21	1.37
Tyler Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-4	4.10	1.22
Sean Newcomb SV	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	26-18	2.41	1.09
Team	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	132-84	2.00	1.00

Win% = CWS win prob.

Top 9th · KC batting

2–6

Groundout. Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

100%

2–6

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

100%

2–6

Groundout. Isaac Collins grounds out sharply, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

99%

Bot 8th · CWS batting

2–6

Caught Stealing 2B. Derek Hill caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Lucas Erceg to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

99%

2–6

Single. Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores.

99%

2–5

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Lucas Erceg. Sam Antonacci to 3rd.

97%

2–5

Strikeout. Edgar Quero strikes out swinging.

98%

2–5

Double. Sam Antonacci doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

98%

Top 8th · KC batting

2–5

Lineout. Starling Marte lines out to center fielder Derek Hill.

97%

2–5

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.

95%

2–5

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out softly, pitcher Sean Newcomb to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

92%

2–5

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

89%

Bot 7th · CWS batting

2–5

Groundout. Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

93%

2–5

Grounded Into DP. Miguel Vargas grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas out at 1st.

93%

2–5

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

95%

Top 7th · KC batting

2–5

Flyout. Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.

94%

2–5

Flyout. Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.

93%

2–5

Groundout. Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kyle Isbel scores.

92%

1–5

Triple. Kyle Isbel triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

90%

Bot 6th · CWS batting

1–5

Strikeout. Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging.

94%

1–5

Strikeout. Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging.

95%

1–5

Walk. Derek Hill walks.

95%

1–5

Flyout. Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

95%

Top 6th · KC batting

1–5

Pop Out. Isaac Collins pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña.

95%

1–5

Single. Starling Marte singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Hill.

94%

1–5

Pop Out. Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.

95%

1–5

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out sharply to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

94%

Bot 5th · CWS batting

1–5

Groundout. Edgar Quero grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

92%

1–5

Grounded Into DP. Randal Grichuk grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Munetaka Murakami out at 2nd. Randal Grichuk out at 1st.

92%

1–5

Walk. Munetaka Murakami walks.

94%

Top 5th · KC batting

1–5

Grounded Into DP. Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

93%

1–5

Single. Lane Thomas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

86%

1–5

Walk. Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

89%

1–5

Groundout. Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

91%

Bot 4th · CWS batting

1–5

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

90%

1–5

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luisangel Acuña scores.

90%

1–4

Groundout. Jarred Kelenic grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Luisangel Acuña to 3rd.

86%

1–4

Single. Luisangel Acuña singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

86%

1–4

Flyout. Derek Hill flies out to right fielder Lane Thomas.

85%

Top 4th · KC batting

1–4

Groundout. Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

86%

1–4

Hit By Pitch. Isaac Collins hit by pitch.

84%

1–4

Strikeout. Starling Marte strikes out swinging.

85%

1–4

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.

84%

Bot 3rd · CWS batting

1–4

Lineout. Andrew Benintendi lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

81%

1–4

Strikeout. Edgar Quero called out on strikes.

84%

1–4

Single. Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.

86% ▲10

1–2

Walk. Munetaka Murakami walks. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.

76%

1–2

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

70%

1–2

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks.

67%

1–2

Lineout. Jarred Kelenic lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

65%

Top 3rd · KC batting

1–2

Forceout. Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Salvador Perez out at 2nd.

67%

1–2

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

64%

1–2

Lineout. Lane Thomas lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas.

66%

1–2

Groundout. Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

64%

Bot 2nd · CWS batting

1–2

Groundout. Luisangel Acuña grounds out sharply, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

61%

1–2

Groundout. Derek Hill grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

62%

1–2

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

64%

Top 2nd · KC batting

1–2

Flyout. Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic in foul territory.

66%

1–2

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

63%

1–2

Pop Out. Isaac Collins pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory.

60%

1–2

Walk. Starling Marte walks.

56%

Bot 1st · CWS batting

1–2

Strikeout. Edgar Quero called out on strikes.

60%

1–2

Home Run. Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores.

61% ▲19

1–0

Walk. Munetaka Murakami walks.

42%

1–0

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

41%

1–0

Lineout. Chase Meidroth lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

42%

Top 1st · KC batting

1–0

Strikeout. Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.

45%

1–0

Hit By Pitch. Nick Loftin hit by pitch.

41%

1–0

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

43%

1–0

Sac Fly. Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores.

40%

0–0

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.

38% ▼8

0–0

Single. Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.

46%