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Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

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Royals
19-24
5-6
Final
White Sox
21-21
Rate Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: White Sox 6-5

The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Rate Field. The White Sox win the series 3-0. The White Sox outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Colson Montgomery went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the White Sox. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 13
Grichuk powers White Sox past Royals 6-2 for their fifth straight win

Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to their fifth straight win, 6-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

What it means

  • Season series: CHW win series 3-0.
  • White Sox have won 4 straight.
  • Royals 6-14 on the road; White Sox 11-9 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
Seth Lugo SP
Probable starter · 7-9, 5.17 ERA, 134 K, 1.47 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Lane ThomasCF
  4. 4Salvador PerezDH
  5. 5Nick Loftin2B
  6. 6Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  7. 7Starling MarteRF
  8. 8Isaac CollinsLF
  9. 9Elias DiazC
White Sox2nd in AL Cent
Noah Schultz SP
Probable starter · 4-9, 5.57 ERA, 67 K, 1.33 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Sam AntonacciLF
  2. 2Munetaka Murakami1B
  3. 3Miguel Vargas3B
  4. 4Colson MontgomerySS
  5. 5Chase Meidroth2B
  6. 6Andrew BenintendiDH
  7. 7Jarred KelenicRF
  8. 8Tristan PetersCF
  9. 9Drew RomoC

The series

CHW win series 3-0
Last meeting: White Sox 6, Royals 5 (May 12)

Last 5

KC
  • No games yet this season.
CHW
  • Wvs KC6-5
  • Wvs KC6-5
  • Wvs SEA2-1
  • Wvs SEA6-1
  • Lvs SEA8-12

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Game info

Venue
Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 11,905
Officials
Jen Pawol (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Second Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCHW win series 3-0

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