Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

MLB

Royals

19-23

5-6

Final

White Sox

20-21

Rate Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: White Sox 6-5

The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Rate Field. The White Sox win the series 3-0. The White Sox outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 5th inning. Chase Meidroth went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the White Sox. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 12

Hill's second pinch homer of season leads White Sox over Royals 6-5

Pinch-hitter Derek Hill homered to break an eighth-inning tie after Chicago wasted a three-run lead, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.

What it means

Season series: CHW win series 3-0.
White Sox have won 3 straight.
Royals 6-13 on the road; White Sox 10-9 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

Stephen Kolek SP

Probable starter · 4-3, 4.50 ERA, 34 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Carter JensenDH
6Jac CaglianoneRF
7Isaac CollinsLF
8Michael Massey2B
9Kyle IsbelCF

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Erick Fedde SP

Probable starter · 8-9, 3.83 ERA, 99 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Sam AntonacciLF
2Munetaka Murakami1B
3Miguel Vargas3B
4Colson MontgomerySS
5Chase Meidroth2B
6Andrew BenintendiDH
7Jarred KelenicRF
8Tristan PetersCF
9Drew RomoC

The series

CHW win series 3-0

Last 5

No games yet this season.

CHW

Wvs KC6-5
Wvs SEA2-1
Wvs SEA6-1
Lvs SEA8-12
L@ LAA2-8

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 13,256
Officials: Chris Conroy (Home Plate Umpire), Jen Pawol (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)