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Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshotFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score30
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 30
5
5–6
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 58
6
T-Score58
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Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsLugo leads Schultz in P-Score (47 vs 34), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 58–30 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
171st
WHIP
–
181st
K/9
–
168th
BB/9
–
83rd
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
108th
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
CWS
Noah Schultz LHP
Noah Schultz
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
191st
WHIP
–
122nd
K/9
–
114th
BB/9
–
159th
P-Score34i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
138th
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Lugo averages 1.0 more innings per start.
·Lugo carries a 6.10 road ERA, compared with Schultz's 5.72 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

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
Schultz arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%95.1
Four-seam23%95.2
Cutter21%89.8
Sweeper18%82.7
Changeup10%89.2
Curveball2%81.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

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

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsKCKC·CWSCWS
+16227th
Run differential
+3238th
69–93 Record84–78
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals Recent form unavailable
Chicago White Sox Recent form unavailable
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Noah Schultz is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Rate Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Seth Lugo is at 47; Noah Schultz is at 34. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.