MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/30/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 13475 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (82-76) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 1
Chicago White Sox (81-77) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 4 7 0
Royals Waste Great Game from Rutschman
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. Doing his part was catcher Adley Rutschman, who went 2-2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Thomas Szapucki got credit for the win, improving to 4-1. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. Matt Brash sewed up the save, his 40th.

Jhonkensy Noel aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 3 with a double and was hit by a pitch.

Noel attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."

Chicago bumps their record to 81-77 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 5 43
   d-J. Dirden PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
C. Abrams 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .295 7 69
A. Rutschman C 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 .290 23 96
Y. Severino 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .211 7 32
A. Meadows RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .230 9 52
Z. McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 .225 3 13
   a-D. Millas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 17
   c-J. Triolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 4 37
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 7 51
C. Roederer LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 16 54
   b-C. Joe PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 8 54
D. Walton DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 2 22
Totals 31 3 5 3 7 8 19      
a - D. Millas pinch hit for Z. McKinstry in the 8th
b - C. Joe pinch hit for C. Roederer in the 8th
c - J. Triolo substituted for D. Millas in the 8th
d - J. Dirden pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Abrams (47, 5th Inning off F. Peralta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rutschman 2 (23, 1st Inning off F. Peralta, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 3 , A. Rutschman 8 , Y. Severino
2-out RBI: A. Rutschman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bailey , Z. McKinstry , E. Hernandez
GIDP: A. Meadows
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abrams (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Daza RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 1 16
M. Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 17 54
B. Bichette 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .281 17 60
K. Manzardo DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .263 21 83
J. Noel 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .229 9 21
D. Romo C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .270 9 35
E. Garcia SS 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 3
   d-J. Barrosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 16 43
   e-P. Leon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 7
K. Schwarber LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .166 33 69
   a-Z. Neto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 2 16
   c-R. Clifford LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .382 4 10
M. Kepler CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 18 52
   b-G. Celestino PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 13 47
Totals 31 4 7 4 6 11 21      
a - Z. Neto pinch hit for K. Schwarber in the 6th
b - G. Celestino pinch hit for M. Kepler in the 6th
c - R. Clifford substituted for Z. Neto in the 7th
d - J. Barrosa pinch hit for E. Garcia in the 7th
e - P. Leon substituted for J. Barrosa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Noel (6, 7th Inning off E. Sheehan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bichette (17, 4th Inning off Y. Reyes, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Celestino (13, 8th Inning off E. Sheehan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bichette 5 , J. Noel 2 , D. Romo 2 , E. Garcia , G. Celestino 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Daza , J. Noel , K. Schwarber , R. Clifford , M. Kepler
Sac Fly: E. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Noel
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (10) , D. Romo (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Bichette-Noel)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Reyes 4.1 3 2 2 3 5 1 91 5.27   
L. Frias 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.66   
J. Lopez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 22 4.10   
E. Sheehan L (1-9), BS (4) 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 1 31 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Reyes 51
Batters Faced: Y. Reyes 21, L. Frias 4, J. Lopez 5, E. Sheehan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Reyes 2-6, L. Frias 0-0, J. Lopez 1-2, E. Sheehan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Reyes 91-51, L. Frias 20-9, J. Lopez 22-16, E. Sheehan 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Frias 2-0 , J. Lopez 2-0 , E. Sheehan 1-1
WP: Y. Reyes
Hit Batsmen: Y. Reyes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Peralta 5.0 4 2 2 6 5 1 97 3.54   
A. Hernandez 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 41 1.17   
T. Szapucki W (4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.96   
M. Brash SV (40) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Peralta 50
Batters Faced: F. Peralta 24, A. Hernandez 7, T. Szapucki 4, M. Brash 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Peralta 5-4, A. Hernandez 3-1, T. Szapucki 1-3, M. Brash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Peralta 97-53, A. Hernandez 41-27, T. Szapucki 14-9, M. Brash 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Szapucki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adley Rutschman
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 34000
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