CWS 2, KC 0 | Apr 9, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 9, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•78°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Anthony Kay

LOSS

Seth Lugo

SAVE

Seranthony Domínguez

The White Sox defeated the Royals 2-0.

Key Moment

Top 4: Colson Montgomery doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Munetaka Murakami scores.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:35Att: 13,001Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Marvin Hudson

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92.2%B

12 missed calls

+2.4% KC

+0.15 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824130 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase Meidroth2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.244/.333/.378	102.6	.409	.388
Munetaka Murakami1B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.195/.346/.488	101.6	.654	.608
Miguel Vargas3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.209/.340/.395	107.1	.131	.118
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.308/.378	106.6	.307	.419
Andrew BenintendiDH	3	1	0	0	1	2	.176/.222/.235	98.1	.220	.423
Derek HillLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182/.400/.182	-	-	-
Edgar QueroC	4	0	2	0	0	0	.194/.265/.194	93.1	.463	.432
Luisangel AcuñaCF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.231/.262/.231	99.5	.248	.180
Tristan PetersRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.242/.306/.273	77.9	.156	.150
Bench
Dustin HarrisLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333/.556/.333	86.8	.424	.385
Anthony KayP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	29	2	5	2	5	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Montgomery

TB:6

RBI:Acuña; Montgomery

SF:Acuña

GIDP:Acuña; Murakami; Quero

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	2	0	1	1	.320/.397/.460	103.1	.708

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony KayW	5.2	3	2	6	100-63	91	2.45
Grant TaylorH	1.1	2	0	1	22-17	94.3	1.42
Jordan LeasureH	1.0	0	1	2	18-9	90.8	4.70
Seranthony DomínguezS	1.0	0	1	2	15-8	94.5	3.86
Totals	9.0	5	4	11	155-97	-	-

HBP:Perez (by Kay); Caglianone (by Kay)

Inherited runners-scored:Taylor 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Kay 100-63; Taylor 22-17; Leasure 18-9; Domínguez 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Kay 3-8; Taylor 1-2; Leasure 1-0; Domínguez 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoL	6.1	4	2	1	4	4	0	92-55	87.6	1.53

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Edgar Quero challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Edgar Quero reaches on a fielder's choice. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Dustin Harris to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bench
Lane ThomasRF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.136/.296/.182	103	.539	.527
Carter JensenPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.219/.278/.531	-	-	-
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-