Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

White Sox

53-86

6-7

Final

Royals

44-96

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-6

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 1-1. The Royals outscored the White Sox 2-0 in the 4th inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Korey Lee went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the White Sox.

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
White Sox 25-46 on the road; Royals 26-45 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

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
3Eloy JimenezDH
4Andrew Vaughn1B
5Yoan Moncada3B
6Gavin SheetsRF
7Elvis Andrus2B
8Oscar ColasRF
9Korey LeeC

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
7Drew WatersCF
8Nick Loftin1B
9Michael Massey2B

The series

Series tied 1-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,395
Officials: Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Whitson (First Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)