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Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 23, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 4:41 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
CWS.741
+5 ptsOPS edge
KC
.736
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
157vs128
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.329vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.760vs.766
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.708vs.715
CWS wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · KC wins 5
CWSSlotKC
Sam Antonacci.749
1.765Carter Jensen
Kyle Teel.665
2.794Bobby Witt Jr.
Miguel Vargas.828
3.807Jac Caglianone
Munetaka Murakami.802
4.694Maikel Garcia
Andrew Benintendi.717
5.746Vinnie Pasquantino
Tristan Peters.780
6.656Salvador Perez
Chase Meidroth.751
7.738Michael Massey
Colson Montgomery.708
8.742John Rave
Braden Montgomery.662
9.663Isaac Collins
7 of 9 Chicago White Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Seth Lugo (4 of 9 for Kansas City Royals)
Chicago White Sox
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Kansas City Royals
- Real power throughout the lineup