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Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 28, 2:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score28
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 28
5
5–4
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 45
4
T-Score45
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxKay holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
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 45–28 in T-Score.
PowerSoxChicago has 115 home runs this season, 33 more than Kansas.

Starting pitchers

KC
Luinder Avila RHP
Luinder Avila
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
191st
WHIP
1.62
212th
K/9
8.23
127th
BB/9
5.70
216th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.84
46th
OPS/R
–
IP
42.2
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.24
134th
WHIP
1.39
145th
K/9
7.43
149th
BB/9
3.54
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.45
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
91
How the starters differ
·Kay allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.39 WHIP compared with 1.62.
·Avila allows the lower home-run rate: 0.84 vs 1.30 per nine.
·Kay enters with a 4.24 ERA compared with Avila's 5.06.
·Kay averages 0.8 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Avila arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker27%96.4
Four-seam26%96.1
Slider22%88.1
Curveball15%83.0
Changeup10%89.5
Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Luinder Avila)
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 LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kay (BvP)
1Lane Thomas—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Carter Jensen—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Starling Marte—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Salvador Perez—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Michael Massey—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Isaac Collins—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler Tolbert—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Kameron Misner—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Lane Thomas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr.– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Carter Jensen– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Starling Marte– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Salvador Perez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Michael Massey– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Isaac Collins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Tyler Tolbert– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Kameron Misner– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Luinder Avila
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Avila (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.248 8th.236 25th
OPS.718 17th.726 9th
Home runs170 21st211 5th
Runs690 22nd776 5th
OBP.316 18th.320 10th
SLG.402 14th.406 8th
PitchingKCKC·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs4.12
KCCWS
WHIP1.41vs1.31
KCCWS
K/97.4vs8.3
KCCWS
HR Allowed210vs180
KCCWS
ResultsKCKC·CWSCWS
+31723rd
Run differential
+4068th
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?+
Luinder Avila (5.06 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.24 ERA, 6–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Luinder Avila is at 38; Anthony Kay is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.