Game Thread: Royals @ White Sox - Wed, May 13 @ 06:40 PM CDT
#Royals @ White Sox - Wed, May 13
###Game Status: Final - Score: 6-5 White Sox
###Links & Info
- Current conditions at Rate Field: 53°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, Out To RF
- TV: Royals: Royals.TV, White Sox: Chicago Sports Network
- Radio: Royals: Royals Radio Network, 96.5 The Fan, White Sox: 107.9 La Ley (es), ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM
- MLB Gameday
- Game Graphs
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| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia, M - 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .277 | .350 | .421 |
| 2 | Witt Jr. - SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .306 | .378 | .506 |
| 3 | Thomas, L - CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .351 | .253 |
| b-Caglianone - PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .307 | .402 | |
| 4 | Perez, S - DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .193 | .233 | .335 |
| 5 | Loftin - 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .375 | .400 |
| 6 | Pasquantino - 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .290 | .359 |
| 7 | Marte, S - RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .349 | .385 |
| 8 | Collins - LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .346 | .357 |
| 9 | Díaz, E - C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .474 |
| a-Jensen - C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .326 | .411 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Royals |
|---|
| a-Singled for Díaz, E in the 7th. b-Struck out for Thomas, L in the 9th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Jensen (4, Domínguez). HR: Witt Jr. (7, 9th inning off Domínguez, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Jensen 3; Marte, S; Pasquantino; Witt Jr. 4. RBI: Loftin (13); Pasquantino 2 (21); Witt Jr. 2 (22). 2-out RBI: Witt Jr. 2; Pasquantino 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Collins; Perez, S; Thomas, L. SF: Loftin. GIDP: Collins. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 7. |
| FIELDING: E: Pasquantino (3, fielding); Loftin (3, throw). Outfield assists: Marte, S (Kelenic at 3rd base). Pickoffs: Lange (Antonacci at 1st base). |
| White Sox Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonacci - LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .383 | .418 |
| Hill, D - LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .327 | .455 | |
| 2 | Murakami - 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .363 | .537 |
| 3 | Vargas, M - 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .240 | .376 | .473 |
| 4 | Montgomery, C - SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .331 | .500 |
| 5 | Meidroth - 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .339 | .393 |
| 6 | Benintendi - DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .273 | .350 |
| 7 | Kelenic - RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .382 | .310 |
| 8 | Peters - CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .271 | .327 | .333 |
| 9 | Romo - C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .161 | .350 | .581 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| White Sox |
|---|
| BATTING: 2B: Peters (4, Lugo, S); Antonacci (4, Lugo, S); Kelenic (1, Lugo, S). HR: Montgomery, C (11, 7th inning off Schreiber, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Antonacci 2; Kelenic 3; Montgomery, C 6; Murakami; Peters 3; Vargas, M. RBI: Kelenic 2 (3); Meidroth (9); Montgomery, C (29); Peters (7); Romo (6). 2-out RBI: Kelenic 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murakami; Romo 2; Meidroth; Vargas, M. SAC: Meidroth. SF: Meidroth. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 9. |
| FIELDING: PB: Romo (4). DP: (Montgomery, C-Meidroth-Murakami). |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo, S (L, 1-3) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 92-55 | 3.76 |
| Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-10 | 9.00 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 3.71 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 5.49 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| White Sox Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz | 4.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 76-38 | 4.91 |
| Davis (W, 1-1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-15 | 4.50 |
| Hicks, J (H, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.45 |
| Newcomb, S (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 3.04 |
| Domínguez (S, 10) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-10 | 4.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Game Info |
|---|
| WP: Schreiber. |
| HBP: Collins (by Hicks, J); Loftin (by Newcomb, S); Antonacci (by Lange). |
| ABS Challenge: Meidroth (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Perez, S (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Romo (Ball-Confirmed); Díaz, E 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed). |
| Pitches-strikes: Lugo, S 92-55; Cruz 22-10; Schreiber 18-10; Lange 13-7; Schultz 76-38; Davis 23-15; Hicks, J 21-13; Newcomb, S 14-7; Domínguez 14-10. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Lugo, S 3-4; Cruz 1-1; Schreiber 2-0; Lange 0-1; Schultz 5-2; Davis 3-0; Hicks, J 0-0; Newcomb, S 2-0; Domínguez 2-0. |
| Batters faced: Lugo, S 25; Cruz 5; Schreiber 6; Lange 3; Schultz 19; Davis 6; Hicks, J 5; Newcomb, S 4; Domínguez 5. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Davis 1-0. |
| Umpires: HP: Jen Pawol. 1B: Ben May. 2B: John Tumpane. 3B: Chris Conroy. |
| Weather: 53 degrees, Partly Cloudy. |
| Wind: 8 mph, Out To RF. |
| First pitch: 6:41 PM. |
| T: 2:31. |
| Att: 11,905. |
| Venue: Rate Field. |
| May 13, 2026 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom 2 | Tristan Peters doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Jarred Kelenic scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. | 1-0 CWS |
| Bottom 2 | Drew Romo reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Tristan Peters scores. | 2-0 CWS |
| Bottom 3 | Chase Meidroth out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Miguel Vargas scores. | 3-0 CWS |
| Top 4 | Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. | 3-1 CWS |
| Top 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a fly ball to center fielder Tristan Peters, deflected by left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Lane Thomas scores. | 3-3 |
| Bottom 5 | Jarred Kelenic doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Starling Marte. Colson Montgomery scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. Jarred Kelenic out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Starling Marte to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to catcher Elias Díaz to third baseman Maikel Garcia. | 5-3 CWS |
| Bottom 7 | Colson Montgomery homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. | 6-3 CWS |
| Top 9 | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. | 6-5 CWS |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| White Sox | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
###Decisions
- Winner: Tyler Davis (1-1, 4.50)
- Loser: Seth Lugo (1-3, 3.76)
- Save: Seranthony Domínguez (10, 4.08)
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