Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
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Royals snap a 5-game skid with a 5-4 win over White Sox, delaying Chicago's bid for a playoff berth
Chicago could have secured its first playoff berth since 2021 with a win over the Royals and a Texas loss to the New York Mets.
Instead, Garcia and the Royals played the role of spoiler.
Connor Thomas (2-1) struck out one and allowed one hit in two scoreless innings for the win. Steven Cruz struck out two in the ninth and earned his eighth save.
Kansas City had three straight singles to open the bottom of the first and Garcia drove in two runs with a single to right. Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a double that scored Garcia. Pasquantino made it 4-0, scoring on shortstop Colson Montgomery’s throwing error.
Chicago opener Bryan Hudson recorded just one out while facing five batters and allowing four runs, three earned.
The White Sox responded with five hits in the third inning — including Kyle Teel’s two-run single and RBI hits by Miguel Vargas and Munetaka Murakami — sending 10 batters to the plate and tying the score at 4.
In his final start of the season, Kansas City's Seth Lugo allowed four runs on seven hits, striking out three in 3 1/3 innings. His 200 hits allowed lead the American League and his 99 earned runs allowed rank second.
Carter Jensen had three singles for the Royals (68-90), who snapped a five-game skid.
Braden Montgomery had three singles as the White Sox (81-77) remained one game behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians (82-76), who lost 1-0 to Boston.
Hagen Smith (3-3), the fourth of five Chicago pitchers, allowed a pair of hits and one run in the seventh.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Antonacci flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Acuña ran for B. Montgomery |
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9th Inning | B. Montgomery singled to right. |
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9th Inning | C. Montgomery struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Meidroth struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Cruz relieved Erceg |
Statistics
 CHW |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 135 | Pitches | 158 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
| .265 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .294 | Slugging Percentage | .412 |
| .059 | Secondary Average | .118 |
| .324 | On Base Percentage | .389 |
| .618 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .801 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 3.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
| 27.0 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.65 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.39 |
| .029 | Isolated Power | .059 |
| 0.14 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .027 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.206 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.235 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 78.8 | MLB Rating | 87.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,114 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 77 | L1 | 0.52469134 | 85 |
| Chicago |
1 | 78 | W1 | 0.5185185 | 84 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 85 | W1 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
 Detroit |
9 | 86 | L1 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
| Kansas City |
16 | 93 | W1 | 0.42592594 | 69 |