KC @ CWS — SportsStats

Sunday, June 28, 2026 · Rate Field

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Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0
CWS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	1

WP Steven Cruz (2-4) LP Anthony Kay (10-9) SV Alex Lange (10)

Stars of the game

1st star Miguel Vargas

2nd star Carter Jensen

3rd star Lane Thomas

Season matchup

CWS

CWS leads 16 of 18 categories

KC	Metric	CWS
Offense
4.26 22nd	Runs scored per game	4.79 5th
.718 16th	Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.726 9th
170 21st	Team Home Runs	211 5th
.248 8th	Team Batting Average	.236 25th
20.4 12th	Total position-player WAR	23.4 7th
Pitching
5.00 26th	Runs allowed per game	4.44 14th
4.77 27th	Team Earned Run Average	4.12 14th
1.41 27th	Team Walks + Hits per Inning	1.31 19th
1173 28th	Team Strikeouts	1337 16th
8.7 25th	Rotation WAR	14.8 10th
-1.4 29th	Bullpen WAR	14.7 1st
Roster
13.3 6th	Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	13.3 6th
16.2% 18th	Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	20.4% 24th
65.2% 12th	Share of position-player WAR from the top three	56.8% 17th
28.4 16th	Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	26.3 28th
Results
.426 26th	Winning percentage	.519 12th
-120 27th	Run differential	56 9th
.427 27th	Pythagorean winning percentage	.534 9th
.447 21st	Winning percentage in one-run games	.532 12th
.506 18th	Home winning percentage	.593 6th
.346 27th	Road winning percentage	.444 20th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Kansas City Royals

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Lane Thomas CF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.227	.710
2 Bobby Witt SS	3	1	0	1	1	2	.281	.800
3 Carter Jensen C	5	0	3	2	0	1	.239	.790
4 Starling Marte DH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.242	.611
5 Salvador Perez 1B	5	0	2	0	0	2	.229	.656
6 Michael Massey 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.735
7 Isaac Collins LF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.213	.641
8 Tyler Tolbert 3B	3	1	0	0	0	0	.285	.740
Josh Rojas 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.586
9 Kameron Misner RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.220	.500
Team	37	5	11	5	2	8	.297	.693

2B:: Jensen, Collins
SB:: Thomas, Marte, Misner

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Luinder Avila	4.0	6	4	4	3	4	1	86-51	5.53	1.61
Steven Cruz W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	4.30	1.26
Beck Way	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21-14	3.86	1.59
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-12	5.59	1.80
Matt Strahm	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	7.32	1.49
Alex Lange SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	6.75	1.63
Team	9.0	7	4	4	5	6	1	155-100	4.00	1.33

Chicago White Sox

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Sam Antonacci LF	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.277	.766
2 Miguel Vargas 3B	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	.250	.837
3 Kyle Teel C	4	0	1	0	2	0	2	.210	.697
4 Andrew Benintendi DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.240	.715
5 Colson Montgomery SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.197	.685
6 Chase Meidroth 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.276	.765
7 Braden Montgomery RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226	.662
8 Tristan Peters CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265	.774
9 Jacob Gonzalez 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.652
Team	32	4	7	1	4	5	6	.219	.668

2B:: Vargas
HR:: Vargas
SB:: Peters
GIDP:: Benintendi

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Anthony Kay L	3.2	7	5	3	1	2	73-44	4.44	1.37
Trevor Richards	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	16-12	3.69	1.16
Seranthony Domínguez	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	18-10	3.77	1.28
Bryan Hudson	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	15-9	3.74	1.28
Jordan Hicks	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	13-10	3.94	1.54
Chris Murphy	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	7-6	4.81	1.43
Team	9.0	11	5	3	2	8	142-91	3.00	1.44

Win% = CWS win prob.

Bot 9th · CWS batting

5–4

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

5–4

Groundout. Jacob Gonzalez grounds out sharply, pitcher Alex Lange to first baseman Salvador Perez.

5–4

Groundout. Tristan Peters grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.

12% ▼9

Top 9th · KC batting

5–4

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

20%

5–4

Flyout. Starling Marte flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

19%

5–4

Single. Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.

16%

5–4

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

18%

Bot 8th · CWS batting

5–4

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out softly, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez.

17%

5–4

Flyout. Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Kameron Misner.

20%

5–4

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to right fielder Kameron Misner.

25%

Top 8th · KC batting

5–4

Groundout. Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

31%

5–4

Strikeout. Kameron Misner strikes out on a foul tip.

30%

5–4

Groundout. Josh Rojas grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

28%

Bot 7th · CWS batting

5–4

Grounded Into DP. Andrew Benintendi grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Miguel Vargas out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi out at 1st.

26% ▼12

5–4

Flyout. Kyle Teel flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

37%

5–4

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks.

44% ▲8

Top 7th · KC batting

5–4

Forceout. Isaac Collins grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Michael Massey out at 2nd.

36%

5–4

Walk. Michael Massey walks. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

32%

5–4

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

34%

5–4

Single. Starling Marte singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to shortstop Colson Montgomery.

35%

5–4

Strikeout. Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

33%

Bot 6th · CWS batting

5–4

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

31% ▼8

5–4

Walk. Jacob Gonzalez walks.

39%

5–4

Single. Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

35%

5–4

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.

33%

5–4

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

36%

Top 6th · KC batting

5–4

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

40%

5–4

Strikeout. Lane Thomas called out on strikes.

36%

5–4

Single. Kameron Misner singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

34%

5–4

Lineout. Tyler Tolbert lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.

37%

Bot 5th · CWS batting

5–4

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

34%

5–4

Flyout. Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

36%

5–4

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

38%

Top 5th · KC batting

5–4

Groundout. Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

42%

5–4

Lineout. Michael Massey lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

40%

5–4

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

39%

Bot 4th · CWS batting

5–4

Pickoff 1B. Pitcher Luinder Avila picks off Miguel Vargas at 1st on throw to first baseman Salvador Perez.

36%

5–4

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks.

39%

5–4

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out sharply, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Salvador Perez.

38%

5–4

Flyout. Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

40%

Top 4th · KC batting

5–4

Pop Out. Starling Marte pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth.

43%

5–4

Double. Carter Jensen doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

39% ▼14

4–4

Walk. Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

53%

4–4

Groundout. Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

55%

4–4

Groundout. Kameron Misner grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

53%

Bot 3rd · CWS batting

4–4

Groundout. Tristan Peters grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

50%

4–4

Single. Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kameron Misner.

53%

4–4

Strikeout. Chase Meidroth called out on strikes.

51%

4–4

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

53%

Top 3rd · KC batting

4–4

Lineout. Tyler Tolbert lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

56%

4–4

Double. Isaac Collins doubles (13) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte scores.

52% ▼11

3–4

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Starling Marte to 3rd.

63%

3–4

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. Starling Marte steals (1) 2nd base.

59%

3–4

Single. Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

57%

Bot 2nd · CWS batting

3–4

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out sharply to first baseman Salvador Perez.

61%

3–4

Single. Kyle Teel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Kyle Teel to 2nd.

64% ▲19

3–2

Double. Miguel Vargas doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Sam Antonacci to 3rd.

45%

3–2

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kameron Misner.

41%

3–2

Groundout. Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila.

40%

3–2

Groundout. Tristan Peters grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila.

42%

Top 2nd · KC batting

3–2

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

44%

3–2

Sac Fly. Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

41%

2–2

Single. Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Isaac Collins scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

46%

1–2

Flyout. Kameron Misner flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Isaac Collins to 3rd.

53%

1–2

Fielders Choice. Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielder's choice. Isaac Collins to 2nd. Isaac Collins advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.

50%

1–2

Hit By Pitch. Isaac Collins hit by pitch.

56%

Bot 1st · CWS batting

1–2

Lineout. Braden Montgomery lines out to right fielder Kameron Misner.

60%

1–2

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd.

64%

1–2

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

62%

1–2

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to right fielder Kameron Misner.

65%

1–2

Strikeout. Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Teel called out on strikes.

63%

1–2

Home Run. Miguel Vargas homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores.

65% ▲16

1–0

Walk. Sam Antonacci walks.

49%

Top 1st · KC batting

1–0

Lineout. Michael Massey lines out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

45%

1–0

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Carter Jensen to 2nd.

41%

1–0

Strikeout. Starling Marte strikes out on a foul tip.

43%

1–0

Single. Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Lane Thomas scores.

40%

0–0

Lineout. Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

45%

0–0

Single. Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters.

46%