Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

What it means

• Season series: CHW win series 3-0.
• White Sox have won 5 straight.
• Royals 6-15 on the road; White Sox 12-9 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · 11h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 12h ago

White Sox fall flat in Game 5, crushed after wasting 2-0 ALDS lead

ESPN · 23h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

ESPN · 2d ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Inside White Sox's postseason pitching plan

Preview · 2d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 3d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 4-2, 3.76 ERA, 56 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3. 3Lane ThomasRF
4. 4Salvador PerezC
5. 5Nick Loftin2B
6. 6Vinnie Pasquantino1B
7. 7Starling MarteDH
8. 8Isaac CollinsLF
9. 9Kyle IsbelCF

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Anthony Kay SP

Probable starter · 10-9, 4.44 ERA, 129 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Chase Meidroth2B
2. 2Miguel Vargas3B
3. 3Munetaka Murakami1B
4. 4Randal GrichukLF
5. 5Edgar QueroC
6. 6Andrew BenintendiDH
7. 7Derek HillLF
8. 8Luisangel AcunaSS
9. 9Jarred KelenicRF

The series

Last 5

KC

• No games yet this season.

CHW

• Wvs KC6-2
• Wvs KC6-5
• Wvs KC6-5
• Wvs SEA2-1
• Wvs SEA6-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 14,913

Officials

Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), John Tumpane (First Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Second Base Umpire), Jen Pawol (Third Base Umpire)