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Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 24, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 24, 11:10 AM 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
+26 ptsOPS edge
KC
.715
Slight edge: CWS
Power
Season HR
157vs116
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.330vs.314
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.760vs.741
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.709vs.667
CWS wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · KC wins 3
CWSSlotKC
Sam Antonacci.749
1.769Carter Jensen
Kyle Teel.667
2.792Bobby Witt Jr.
Miguel Vargas.826
3.746Vinnie Pasquantino
Munetaka Murakami.802
4.655Salvador Perez
Andrew Benintendi.714
5.740Michael Massey
Tristan Peters.777
6.712Nick Loftin
Chase Meidroth.753
7.728John Rave
Colson Montgomery.704
8.612Kyle Isbel
Braden Montgomery.669
9.661Isaac Collins
7 of 9 Chicago White Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Randy Dobnak (6 of 9 for Kansas City Royals)
Chicago White Sox
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots