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Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 27, 3:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score32
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 32
1
1–2
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 59
2
T-Score59
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsThe starters are close overall, but Wacha owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .011 difference in OPS.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 59–32 in T-Score.
PowerSoxChicago has 115 home runs this season, 33 more than Kansas.

Starting pitchers

KC
Michael Wacha RHP
Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.48
39th
WHIP
1.16
36th
K/9
6.86
165th
BB/9
2.58
45th
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.89
142nd
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.51
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
91
CWS
Davis Martin RHP
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.18
98th
WHIP
1.20
119th
K/9
8.93
141st
BB/9
2.36
85th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.62
40th
OPS/R
–
IP
87.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.01
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
89
How the starters differ
·Martin strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Martin allows the lower home-run rate: 0.62 vs 0.89 per nine.
·Wacha works deeper into games, 6.4 IP per start versus 5.8.
·Wacha enters with a 3.67 road ERA; Martin owns a 2.90 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Wacha arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam28%93.1
Changeup25%80.6
Cutter15%89.5
Sinker14%93.2
Curveball10%75.9
Slider9%85.0
Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.0
Sinker19%91.5
Changeup15%89.0
Curveball14%81.0
Slider13%85.6
Cutter13%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Davis Martin)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Michael Wacha)
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
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (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
7John Rave—–––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-Score7John Rave– / – · – 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 Michael Wacha
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Wacha (BvP)
1Sam Antonacci—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Miguel Vargas—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Andrew Benintendi—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Colson Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Chase Meidroth—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Braden Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Tristan Peters—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob Gonzalez—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Drew Romo—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Miguel Vargas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Andrew Benintendi– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Colson Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Chase Meidroth– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Braden Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Tristan Peters– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Drew Romo– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·CWSCWS
AVG.248 8th.236 25th
OPS.718 16th.726 10th
Home runs170 21st211 5th
Runs690 22nd776 5th
OBP.316 17th.320 9th
SLG.402 12th.406 8th
PitchingKCKC·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs4.12
KCCWS
WHIP1.41vs1.31
KCCWS
K/97.4vs8.3
KCCWS
HR Allowed210vs180
KCCWS
ResultsKCKC·CWSCWS
+18626th
Run differential
+3498th
69–93 Record84–78
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?+
Michael Wacha (3.48 ERA, 5–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Davis Martin (3.18 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 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?+
Michael Wacha is at 61; Davis Martin is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.