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

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Chicago White SoxWhite SoxCHW

(5-8)

(5-8, 2-5 Away)

(5-8)

Anthony Kay

(9-9, 4.53)

-120

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(5-8)

(5-8, 3-4 Home)

(5-8)

Seth Lugo

(7-9, 5.17)

-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	82	76	.519	-	L1
Chicago	82	77	.516	0.5	W1
Minnesota	75	84	.472	7.5	W2
Detroit	74	85	.465	8.5	L2
Kansas City	68	91	.428	14.5	L1

Yankees put Schmidt on IL; Stanton, Grisham hit again

Clarke Schmidt is back on the injured list and will miss the AL Wild Card Series, sidelined by right biceps neuritis that developed following his return from Tommy John surgery.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies: Game Highlights

D-Backs maintain slim playoff hopes, beat Rockies 12-8 as Moreno, Arenado hit first-inning homers

— Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado homered in a six-run first inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks had a season-high 18 hits as they kept up their slim postseason chances with a 12-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

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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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