Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

MLB

Royals

41-63

2-9

Final

White Sox

52-51

Rate Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CHW	3	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	X	9

Who won: White Sox 9-2

The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Rate Field. The White Sox win the series 2-1. The White Sox outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Jose Abreu went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the White Sox. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

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What it means

Season series: CHW win series 2-1.
Royals 19-33 on the road; White Sox 24-29 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Joey Bart C
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Ky Bush SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Luis Castillo SP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Prelander Berroa RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tanner Murray LF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
5Hunter Dozier3B
6Nick Pratto1B
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Kyle IsbelLF
9Nicky Lopez2B

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Lucas Giolito SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 4.90 ERA, 177 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1Tim AndersonSS
2Andrew VaughnLF
3Eloy JimenezDH
4Jose Abreu1B
5Yoan Moncada3B
6AJ PollockCF
7Yasmani GrandalC
8Gavin SheetsRF
9Josh Harrison2B

The series

CHW win series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 2, White Sox 1 (Aug 1)

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 24,361
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Merzel (First Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)