Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

MLB

Royals

46-101

7-1

Final

White Sox

56-90

Rate Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Rate Field. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the White Sox 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Michael Massey went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

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What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 20-55 on the road; White Sox 29-42 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

Steven Cruz SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 4.97 ERA, 15 K, 1.74 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezLF
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Michael Massey2B
7Drew WatersRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Nick Pratto1B

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Mike Clevinger SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 3.77 ERA, 110 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 11, White Sox 10 (Sep 12)

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 15,593
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)