Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

5-8, 2-5 Away

Final

5-8, 3-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
C. Meidroth2B	1-4	0	0	.244
M. Murakami1B	0-2	1	0	.195
M. Vargas3B	0-3	0	0	.209
C. MontgomerySS	1-4	0	1	.200
A. BenintendiDH	0-3	1	0	.176
D. HarrisLF	1-3	0	0	.333
D. HillLF	0-0	0	0	.182
E. QueroC	2-4	0	0	.194
L. AcunaCF	0-3	0	1	.231
T. PetersRF	0-3	0	0	.242

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
A. Kay	5.2	3	2	6	100-63	2.45
G. Taylor	1.1	2	0	1	22-17	1.42
J. Leasure	1.0	0	1	2	18-9	4.70
S. Dominguez	1.0	0	1	2	15-8	3.86

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, April 9, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,001

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Marvin Hudson
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
Third Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley

Anthony Kay earns first MLB win since 2021 as White Sox shut out Royals 2-0

— Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday night.

Apr 9, 2026, 10:38 pm - AP


CHW
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHW	KC
		4th	Montgomery doubled to right, Murakami scored.	1	0
		7th	Acuña hit sacrifice fly to right, Benintendi scored, Harris to third.	2	0

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Game Odds
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OpenMLTotalRL

Chicago White SoxWhite SoxCHW

(5-8)

(5-8, 2-5 Away)

(5-8)

Anthony Kay

(5-1, 4.40)

-120

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(5-8)

(5-8, 3-4 Home)

(5-8)

Seth Lugo

(2-4, 3.91)

-175

White Sox
2
Royals
0

Game 1

4/9

White Sox
0
Royals
2

Game 2

4/10

White Sox
0
Royals
2

Game 3

4/11

White Sox
6
Royals
5

Game 4

4/12

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	37	30	.552	-	L1
Chicago	34	31	.523	2	L1
Minnesota	30	37	.448	7	L2
Detroit	27	39	.409	9.5	W1
Kansas City	27	39	.409	9.5	W2

Alex Bregman takes blame for Cubs' offensive woes after loss

Chicago third baseman Alex Bregman, in the first year of a five-year, $175 million contract, put the blame for his team's offensive woes on himself after going 0-for-5 and making the last out in the Cubs' 2-1 home loss to the Giants on Sunday night.

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

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Anthony Kay earns first MLB win since 2021 as White Sox shut out Royals 2-0

A. Kay1-0

S. Lugo1-1

S. Dominguez2

Scoring Summary

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Anthony Kay earns first MLB win since 2021 as White Sox shut out Royals 2-0

A. Kay1-0

S. Lugo1-1

S. Dominguez2

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