MLB

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
68-65, 32-35 Away
Final
5 - 4
Chicago White Sox
48-84, 29-38 Home

Massey, Isbel get run-scoring hits in 9th as Royals rally to beat White Sox 5-4

Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

Maikel Garcia had a two-run single in the eighth inning as the Royals rallied from a 4-0 deficit. Jonathan India had two hits and scored two runs.

Sam Long (2-3) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win, and Carlos Estévez got the last three outs for his 35th save as the Royals advanced (68-65) remained in the wild-card race.

Jordan Leasure gave up two runs in the eighth and Grant Taylor (0-4) was charged with three in the ninth as the White Sox fell to an AL-worst 48-84.

Colson Montgomery homered for the fourth consecutive game, and fellow rookie Kyle Teel had three hits and an RBI for the White Sox.

Key Moment Trailing by two, Kansas City loaded the bases with one out in the top of the ninth against Taylor. Tyler Alexander came on gave Massey's tying two-run single. After Adam Frazier was hit by a pitch, Isbel followed with his go-ahead single.

Key Stat White Sox starter Martín Pérez limited the Royals to one hit in seven innings while striking out five and walking none. Kansas City then had eight hits over the final two innings.

Up Next White Sox RHP Aaron Civale (3-8, 5.02 ERA) starts against Royals RHP Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.79) on Wednesday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Mead struck out swinging.
9th Inning Benintendi grounded out to pitcher.
9th Inning Quero struck out swinging.
9th Inning Estévez relieved Long
9th Inning Quero hit for M. Taylor
9th Inning Witt Jr. struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
2 Hit By Pitch 0
7 Ground Balls 6
8 Strikeouts 11
5 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 4
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 34
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
20 Fly Balls 17
0 Caught Stealing 0
150 Pitches 142
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
9 Total Bases 12
38 Plate Appearances 35
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
0 Extra Base Hits 1
2.7 Runs Created 3.0
.257 Batting Average .265
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.257 Slugging Percentage .353
.029 Secondary Average .118
.316 On Base Percentage .286
.573 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .639
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
2.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.1
29.0 Batter Rating 26.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 34.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.95 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.06
.000 Isolated Power .088
0.13 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.09
.026 Walks Per Plate Appearance .029
-.229 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.147
10.0 Runs Produced 7.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
79.3 MLB Rating 78.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 62 L1 0.5694444 82
Cleveland 8.5 70 W4 0.5104895 73
Kansas City 9 71 L2 0.5069444 73
Minnesota 18 80 W2 0.44444445 64
Chicago 27 89 W1 0.38194445 55
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