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Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 25, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score57
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
4
4–5
FINAL · 9 innings
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
5
T-Score31
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Bryan HudsonCWS
Starter
0.1430016
Hagen SmithCWS
ReliefLoss
2.0210233
Seth LugoKC
Starter
3.1740372
Connor ThomasKC
ReliefWin
2.0100122
Steven CruzKC
ReliefSave
1.0100215
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CWSChicago White Sox004000000491
KCKansas City Royals4000001005120
Top hitters
Maikel Garcia3-for-3 · 3 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
Kyle Teel1-for-3 · 2 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
Vinnie Pasquantino1-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R
Miguel Vargas1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Munetaka Murakami1-for-4 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxHudson leads Lugo in P-Score (– vs 48), WHIP and K/9.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formSoxChicago has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 57–31 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CWS
Bryan Hudson LHP
Bryan Hudson
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.03
WHIP
1.21
K/9
8.13
BB/9
2.34
FIP
–
HR/9
0.69
OPS/R
–
IP
65.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
172nd
WHIP
1.46
182nd
K/9
6.98
169th
BB/9
2.88
82nd
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.22
110th
OPS/R
–
IP
169.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.19
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Hudson allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.21 WHIP compared with 1.46.
·Hudson enters with a 3.03 ERA compared with Lugo's 5.06.
·Hudson allows the lower home-run rate: 0.69 vs 1.22 per nine.
·Lugo averages 4.3 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hudson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam66%91.9
Sweeper28%80.0
Sinker4%89.9
Cutter1%84.0
Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.3
Sweeper11%79.2
Slider9%84.3
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs LHP (Bryan Hudson)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 23, 4:41 PM ET
CWSCWS
.741
+5 ptsOPS edge
KCKC
.736

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lugo (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.8071-for-3Very small sample
2Kyle TeelLC53.6975.7441-for-1Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.8011-for-9Very small sample
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.8661-for-4Very small sample
5Andrew BenintendiLDH61.71515.7413-for-14Small sample
6Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.8021-for-4Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B65.76516.6650-for-7Very small sample
8Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.6443-for-6Very small sample
9Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score2Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample53H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample88H-Score4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample82H-Score5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 3-for-14 · Small sample61H-Score6Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample62H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample65H-Score8Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample63H-Score9Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Bryan Hudson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Hudson (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.6640-for-1Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.819No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.7320-for-1Very small sample
4Maikel GarciaR3B52.7153.9120-for-1Very small sample
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.76117.5481-for-3Very small sample
6Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.7441-for-2Very small sample
7Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.8480-for-2Very small sample
8John RaveLRF57.7446.672No MLB historyNo history
9Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.5940-for-2Very small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .664 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample76H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .732 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample75H-Score4Maikel Garcia 3B · R.268 / .715 · 3 HRvs hand .912 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample52H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .548 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score6Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score7Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .848 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .594 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·KCKC
AVG.236 25th.248 8th
OPS.726 10th.718 17th
Home runs211 5th170 21st
Runs776 5th690 22nd
OBP.320 9th.316 18th
SLG.406 8th.402 14th
PitchingCWSCWS·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.77
CWSKC
WHIP1.31vs1.41
CWSKC
K/98.3vs7.4
CWSKC
HR Allowed180vs210
CWSKC
BullpenCWSCWS·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.73vs4.91
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.47
no league rank
Saves41vs38
CWSKC
ResultsCWSCWS·KCKC
+3379th
Run differential
+19528th
84–78 Record69–93
6–4 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
Kansas City Royals (2–8)
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—10
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Bryan Hudson (3.03 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (5.06 ERA, 7–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 10–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.