Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox, Doubleheader Game 1

MLB

Royals

44-101

2-6

Final

White Sox

56-88

Rate Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: White Sox 6-2

The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in Doubleheader Game 1 on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Rate Field. The Royals win the series 2-1. The White Sox outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 1st inning. Elvis Andrus went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the White Sox. Edward Olivares went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Royals.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 18-55 on the road; White Sox 29-40 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th 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

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezLF
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Nelson VelazquezRF
7Nick Loftin2B
8Drew WatersCF
9Nick Pratto1B

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Dylan Cease SP

Probable starter · 7-9, 4.58 ERA, 214 K, 1.42 WHIP

Lineup

1Tim AndersonSS
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Luis Robert Jr.CF
4Eloy JimenezDH
5Yoan Moncada3B
6Andrew Vaughn1B
7Gavin Sheets1B
8Elvis Andrus2B
9Korey LeeC

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 0, White Sox 0 (Sep 11)

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)