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Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 22

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldStats updated Jun 26, 7:15 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score34
Kansas City Royals
68–90 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 34
1
1–22
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
81–77 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 58
22
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 58–34 in T-Score.
PowerSoxChicago has 110 home runs this season, 28 more than Kansas.

Starting pitchers

KC
Steven Cruz RHP
Steven Cruz
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.30
WHIP
1.26
K/9
9.97
BB/9
3.07
FIP
5.02
HR/9
2.15
OPS/R
0.754
IP
58.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.58
Road ERA4.70
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
86
CWS
David Sandlin RHP
David Sandlin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.29
210th
WHIP
1.28
105th
K/9
8.65
85th
BB/9
3.41
133rd
P-Score45i
FIP
4.67
HR/9
1.57
174th
OPS/R
0.509
IP
34.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.48
Road ERA7.62
Last 5 starts
ERA
8.10
QUALITY
START %
33%
(1 of 3)
DAYS
REST
30
How the starters differ
·Cruz enters with a 4.30 ERA compared with Sandlin's 6.29.
·Sandlin allows the lower home-run rate: 1.57 vs 2.15 per nine.
·Cruz strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Sandlin has produced a quality start in 33% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCruzSandlinNote
ERA−95152Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.024.67
WAR-0.30.2Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cruz arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam55%98.4
Cutter29%93.9
Slider15%89.4
Sweeper0%88.7
Sandlin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%96.5
Curveball23%83.1
Cutter20%91.2
Sweeper10%86.2
Sinker9%95.2
Changeup7%91.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (David Sandlin)
13th
in MLB
0.724OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Steven Cruz)
17th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP David Sandlin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Sandlin (BvP)
1Carter Jensen—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Jac Caglianone—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Lane Thomas—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Michael Massey—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Salvador Perez—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Josh Rojas—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Nick Loftin—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Isaac Collins—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr.– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Jac Caglianone– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Lane Thomas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Michael Massey– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Salvador Perez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Josh Rojas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Nick Loftin– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Isaac Collins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Steven Cruz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cruz (BvP)
1Sam Antonacci—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Miguel Vargas—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Kyle Teel—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew Benintendi—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Colson Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Chase Meidroth—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Braden Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Tristan Peters—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob Gonzalez—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Miguel Vargas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Kyle Teel– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Andrew Benintendi– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Colson Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Chase Meidroth– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Braden Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Tristan Peters– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Jacob Gonzalez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·CWSCWS
AVG.246 14th.235 25th
OPS.715 19th.723 10th
Home runs164 22nd203 6th
Runs672 23rd751 6th
OBP.316 17th.320 10th
SLG.399 19th.403 11th
PitchingKCKC·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.72vs4.15
KCCWS
WHIP1.40vs1.32
KCCWS
K/97.5vs8.3
KCCWS
HR Allowed200vs174
KCCWS
ResultsKCKC·CWSCWS
+14727th
Run differential
+3027th
68–90 Record81–77
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
10—3
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Steven Cruz (6.26 ERA, 1–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
David Sandlin (8.10 ERA, 1–1) 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 as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 3–10 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.