CWS @ KC — SportsStats

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Kauffman Stadium · 73°F Partly Cloudy · 15,785 fans · 2:45

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Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	2	1	3	3	0	0	5	0	0	14	13	0
KC	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	4	11	13	0

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WP Noah Schultz (4-9) LP Daniel Lynch (6-6)

Stars of the game

1st star Vinnie Pasquantino

2nd star Chase Meidroth

3rd star Randal Grichuk

Starting pitchers

CWS

Anthony Kay

Daniel Lynch IV

Lineups

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CWS

Season matchup

CWS

CWS leads 16 of 18 categories

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

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.

Chicago White Sox

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Miguel Vargas 3B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.250	.837
Luisangel Acuña SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.537
2 Tommy Pham DH	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.070	.323
Andrew Benintendi DH	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.240	.715
3 Randal Grichuk LF	5	4	4	1	3	0	1	.287	.880
4 Munetaka Murakami 1B	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	.207	.825
5 Chase Meidroth 2B	4	2	3	1	5	1	0	.276	.765
6 Kyle Teel C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.210	.697
7 Brenton Doyle CF	5	2	2	1	1	0	1	.226	.613
8 Colson Montgomery 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.197	.685
9 Braden Montgomery RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.226	.662
Tristan Peters RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.774
Team	39	14	13	4	14	6	12	.333	1.127

LOB:: 11
2B:: Grichuk 2
HR:: Grichuk, Murakami, Meidroth, Doyle
GIDP:: Teel

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Anthony Kay	4.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	65-43	4.44	1.37
Noah Schultz W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-17	5.57	1.33
Huascar Brazobán	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	2.78	1.05
Trevor Richards	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	23-12	3.69	1.16
Luis Castillo	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	20-12	5.51	1.45
Team	9.0	13	11	11	3	6	2	145-94	11.00	1.78

Kansas City Royals

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Carter Jensen C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.239	.790
2 Bobby Witt SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.281	.800
Tyler Tolbert SS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.285	.740
3 Jac Caglianone RF	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.289	.834
4 Maikel Garcia 3B	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	.268	.715
5 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	5	3	3	1	5	0	0	.249	.760
6 Salvador Perez DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.229	.656
Josh Rojas DH	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.226	.586
7 Michael Massey 2B	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	.274	.735
8 Nick Loftin LF	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	.240	.710
9 Kyle Isbel CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.224	.591
Team	38	11	13	2	11	3	6	.342	1.001

LOB:: 13
2B:: Witt, Caglianone, Pasquantino, Massey
HR:: Pasquantino, Loftin

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Daniel Lynch L	4.0	7	9	9	3	2	3	78-48	4.08	1.15
Tony Gonsolin	2.2	4	5	5	3	5	1	63-35	16.88	2.63
Nolan Hoffman	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	17-14	3.66	1.63
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-8	6.75	1.63
Team	9.0	13	14	14	6	12	4	168-105	14.00	2.11

Ball Strike In play Foul

Win% = KC win prob.

Bot 9th · KC batting

14–11

Flyout. Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Tristan Peters. 91.9 mph exit velo 346 ft 1

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph In play, out(s)

14–11

Flyout. Josh Rojas flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 91.2 mph exit velo 334 ft 1

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph In play, out(s)

14–11

Home Run. Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores. 104.5 mph exit velo 412 ft 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 87.9 mph Ball
3 Slider 83.9 mph In play, run(s)

14–7

Walk. Maikel Garcia walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph Ball
2 Slider 85.1 mph Swinging Strike
3 Slider 84.7 mph Ball In Dirt
4 Four-Seam Fastball 94.4 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph Foul Tip
6 Four-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph Ball

14–7

Single. Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. 101.8 mph exit velo 1

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 86.3 mph In play, no out

14–7

Single. Tyler Tolbert singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 88.7 mph exit velo 159 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 96.0 mph Foul
2 Sinker 96.6 mph In play, no out

14–7

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. 99.0 mph exit velo 310 ft 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 93.8 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 95.3 mph Foul
3 Four-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 95.5 mph Foul
5 Four-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph Ball
6 Four-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph In play, out(s)

Top 9th · CWS batting

14–7

Strikeout. Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging. 87.8 mph 3

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 96.0 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 86.7 mph Swinging Strike
3 Slider 87.8 mph Swinging Strike

14–7

Strikeout. Tristan Peters called out on strikes. 95.6 mph 5

Tap a pitch

1 Cutter 93.7 mph Ball
2 Cutter 91.6 mph Called Strike
3 Changeup 89.5 mph Foul
4 Slider 88.7 mph Foul
5 Sinker 95.6 mph Called Strike

14–7

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to left fielder Nick Loftin. 79.0 mph exit velo 262 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph In play, out(s)

Bot 8th · KC batting

14–7

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging. 90.4 mph 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 91.8 mph Called Strike
3 Four-Seam Fastball 91.3 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 92.2 mph Foul
5 Changeup 77.7 mph Ball In Dirt
6 Four-Seam Fastball 90.4 mph Swinging Strike

14–7

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. 76.4 mph exit velo 262 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 78.8 mph Ball
2 Slider 84.0 mph In play, out(s)

14–7

Double. Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 94.1 mph exit velo 325 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 90.6 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 90.8 mph In play, run(s)

14–6

Sac Fly. Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. 84.9 mph exit velo 251 ft 1

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.4 mph In play, run(s)

14–5

Double. White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. 91.6 mph exit velo 137 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 90.7 mph Swinging Strike
2 Changeup 78.5 mph In play, run(s)

14–4

Walk. Maikel Garcia walks. 5

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.3 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 84.6 mph Ball
3 Changeup 78.8 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 92.2 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Ball

14–4

Double. Jac Caglianone doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 107.2 mph exit velo 399 ft 5

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.2 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 78.5 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 91.1 mph Called Strike
4 Changeup 80.5 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 91.9 mph In play, no out

Top 8th · CWS batting

14–4

Groundout. Brenton Doyle grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Nolan Hoffman. 79.9 mph exit velo 1

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.6 mph In play, out(s)

14–4

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. 92.0 mph 3

Tap a pitch

1 Cutter 89.4 mph Called Strike
2 Cutter 89.5 mph Foul
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Swinging Strike

14–4

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey. 88.5 mph exit velo 3

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.7 mph Ball
2 Sinker 93.2 mph Called Strike
3 Sinker 93.2 mph In play, no out

14–4

Strikeout. Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. 91.3 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.2 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 85.9 mph Ball
3 Changeup 85.0 mph Swinging Strike
4 Four-Seam Fastball 91.3 mph Swinging Strike

Bot 7th · KC batting

14–4

Lineout. Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 107.1 mph exit velo 334 ft 5

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 91.0 mph Swinging Strike
2 Changeup 91.7 mph Ball
3 Changeup 90.7 mph Foul
4 Cutter 92.8 mph Ball
5 Sinker 97.7 mph In play, out(s)

14–4

Groundout. Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. 83.9 mph exit velo 6

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 89.9 mph Foul
2 Changeup 92.8 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph Foul Tip
4 Four-Seam Fastball 97.2 mph Foul
5 Changeup 91.1 mph Foul
6 Changeup 92.0 mph In play, out(s)

14–4

Groundout. Kyle Isbel grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. 88.2 mph exit velo 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 90.8 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 96.6 mph In play, out(s)

Top 7th · CWS batting

14–4

Strikeout. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. 78.8 mph 3

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.2 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 92.6 mph Foul Tip
3 Curveball 78.8 mph Swinging Strike

14–4

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. 100.7 mph exit velo 264 ft 3

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 85.0 mph Swinging Strike
2 Changeup 84.9 mph Ball
3 Cutter 88.8 mph In play, run(s)

12–4

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. 4

Tap a pitch

1 Splitter 84.1 mph Ball In Dirt
2 Four-Seam Fastball 92.2 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.9 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 91.5 mph Ball

11–4

Single. Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Brenton Doyle to 2nd. 75.4 mph exit velo 1

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.1 mph In play, no out

11–4

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. 85.3 mph 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 90.1 mph Foul
2 Splitter 81.4 mph Called Strike
3 Slider 85.3 mph Swinging Strike

11–4

Single. Brenton Doyle singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. 56.3 mph exit velo 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 90.4 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 86.6 mph Ball In Dirt
3 Splitter 82.8 mph Swinging Strike
4 Four-Seam Fastball 90.4 mph Ball
5 Splitter 82.9 mph Foul
6 Slider 85.4 mph In play, no out

11–4

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. 82.5 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.3 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 90.7 mph Foul
3 Splitter 81.1 mph Called Strike
4 Splitter 82.5 mph Swinging Strike

11–4

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks. 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.5 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 90.8 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 91.0 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 89.5 mph Called Strike
5 Four-Seam Fastball 90.8 mph Foul
6 Splitter 82.4 mph Ball

11–4

Home Run. Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. 109.1 mph exit velo 373 ft 5

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.2 mph Called Strike
2 Curveball 80.4 mph Ball In Dirt
3 Splitter 81.8 mph Called Strike
4 Four-Seam Fastball 91.8 mph Ball
5 Curveball 81.6 mph In play, run(s)

9–4

Double. Randal Grichuk doubles (25) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. 99.1 mph exit velo 307 ft 7

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.6 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 91.7 mph Called Strike
3 Slider 86.4 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 91.3 mph Foul
5 Splitter 82.1 mph Ball
6 Splitter 82.4 mph Foul
7 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph In play, no out

Bot 6th · KC batting

9–4

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 95.8 mph exit velo 298 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 81.0 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 95.3 mph In play, out(s)

9–4

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out, pitcher Noah Schultz to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. 96.8 mph exit velo 6

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 82.6 mph Called Strike
2 Curveball 82.0 mph Ball
3 Sinker 96.1 mph Foul
4 Sweeper 79.9 mph Foul
5 Sinker 96.0 mph Foul
6 Four-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph In play, out(s)

9–4

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. 89.9 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 80.9 mph Called Strike
2 Cutter 89.5 mph Foul
3 Four-Seam Fastball 96.0 mph Ball
4 Cutter 89.9 mph Swinging Strike

Top 6th · CWS batting

9–4

Strikeout. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. 86.4 mph 6

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 91.9 mph Foul
2 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Ball
3 Splitter 83.2 mph Called Strike
4 Splitter 82.4 mph Ball
5 Splitter 82.7 mph Foul
6 Slider 86.4 mph Swinging Strike

9–4

Pop Out. Miguel Vargas pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 93.8 mph exit velo 54 ft 5

Tap a pitch

1 Slider 85.8 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Called Strike
4 Slider 87.3 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph In play, out(s)

9–4

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out softly, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 49.9 mph exit velo 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 91.6 mph In play, out(s)

Bot 5th · KC batting

9–4

Groundout. Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, pitcher Noah Schultz to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. 99.9 mph exit velo 5

Tap a pitch

1 Cutter 90.3 mph Ball
2 Sinker 93.9 mph Called Strike
3 Sweeper 83.3 mph Ball
4 Sinker 96.1 mph Foul
5 Sinker 96.4 mph In play, out(s)

9–4

Groundout. Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. 64.2 mph exit velo 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 96.2 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph In play, run(s)

9–3

Flyout. Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Carter Jensen to 3rd. 94.2 mph exit velo 326 ft 4

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 95.7 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 95.2 mph Foul
3 Sweeper 81.3 mph Ball
4 Cutter 90.0 mph In play, out(s)

9–3

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk, deflected by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Carter Jensen to 2nd. 106.3 mph exit velo 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 80.7 mph Ball
2 Sweeper 80.3 mph In play, no out

9–3

Hit By Pitch. Carter Jensen hit by pitch. 3

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 80.2 mph Swinging Strike
2 Sweeper 80.6 mph Ball
3 Sinker 94.1 mph Hit By Pitch

Top 5th · CWS batting

9–3

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. 84.5 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph Called Strike
2 Four-Seam Fastball 93.1 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph Foul
4 Splitter 84.5 mph Called Strike

9–3

Strikeout. Brenton Doyle strikes out swinging. 83.8 mph 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.8 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 86.3 mph Swinging Strike
3 Splitter 83.8 mph Swinging Strike

9–3

Walk. Kyle Teel walks. 5

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph Called Strike
4 Splitter 83.9 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 93.1 mph Ball

9–3

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 68.5 mph exit velo 1

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph In play, out(s)

Bot 4th · KC batting

9–3

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel called out on strikes. 95.7 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 95.3 mph Foul
2 Sweeper 82.0 mph Ball
3 Sinker 96.6 mph Foul
4 Sinker 95.7 mph Called Strike

9–3

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 106.5 mph exit velo 3

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 83.5 mph Ball
2 Sweeper 81.3 mph Ball
3 Sinker 95.7 mph In play, run(s)

9–2

Pop Out. Michael Massey pops out softly to first baseman Munetaka Murakami on the infield fly rule. 58.6 mph exit velo 82 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 81.1 mph Ball
2 Sinker 95.7 mph In play, out(s)

9–2

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. 78.5 mph exit velo 207 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Changeup 85.6 mph Called Strike
2 Cutter 91.7 mph In play, run(s)

9–1

Single. Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. 103.4 mph exit velo 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 82.2 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 95.3 mph In play, no out

9–1

Walk. Maikel Garcia walks. 5

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.9 mph Called Strike
2 Sweeper 80.8 mph Ball
3 Cutter 91.7 mph Ball
4 Changeup 87.3 mph Ball
5 Sinker 94.9 mph Ball

Top 4th · CWS batting

9–1

Groundout. Munetaka Murakami grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 96.2 mph exit velo 2

Tap a pitch

1 Slider 86.3 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 85.8 mph In play, out(s)

9–1

Home Run. Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores. 105.2 mph exit velo 415 ft 2

Tap a pitch

1 Knuckle Curve 82.4 mph Ball
2 Knuckle Curve 83.8 mph In play, run(s)

6–1

Walk. Tommy Pham walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. 5

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.6 mph Ball
2 Changeup 84.7 mph Ball
3 Sinker 91.9 mph Ball
4 Sinker 90.8 mph Called Strike
5 Changeup 85.6 mph Ball

6–1

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. 95.2 mph exit velo 5

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 92.5 mph Called Strike
2 Knuckle Curve 83.8 mph Ball
3 Changeup 85.3 mph Called Strike
4 Sinker 93.1 mph Ball
5 Knuckle Curve 83.4 mph In play, no out

6–1

Lineout. Braden Montgomery lines out to second baseman Michael Massey. 92.6 mph exit velo 189 ft 5

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.3 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 92.9 mph Ball
3 Changeup 85.4 mph Foul
4 Slider 86.2 mph Ball
5 Knuckle Curve 82.0 mph In play, out(s)

6–1

Groundout. Colson Montgomery grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 78.8 mph exit velo 1

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 92.1 mph In play, out(s)

Bot 3rd · KC batting

6–1

Groundout. Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to pitcher Anthony Kay. 75.1 mph exit velo 2

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 82.1 mph Swinging Strike
2 Sweeper 81.1 mph In play, out(s)

6–1

Double. Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. 109.9 mph exit velo 353 ft 1

10%

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph In play, no out

6–1

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. 97.4 mph 4

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 95.9 mph Called Strike
2 Sweeper 82.0 mph Foul
3 Sinker 95.8 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 97.4 mph Swinging Strike

6–1

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging. 81.9 mph 3

10%

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 94.9 mph Foul
2 Sinker 95.7 mph Called Strike
3 Sweeper 81.9 mph Swinging Strike

6–1

Home Run. Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. 102.1 mph exit velo 384 ft 6

11%

Tap a pitch

1 Sweeper 80.1 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 84.3 mph Ball
3 Cutter 92.2 mph Foul Tip
4 Sinker 95.2 mph Ball
5 Sweeper 81.1 mph Foul
6 Slider 85.6 mph In play, run(s)

Top 3rd · CWS batting

6–0

Groundout. Brenton Doyle grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 91.0 mph exit velo 3

Tap a pitch

1 Four-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph Called Strike
2 Knuckle Curve 84.4 mph Swinging Strike
3 Four-Seam Fastball 94.1 mph In play, out(s)

6–0

Pop Out. Kyle Teel pops out to second baseman Michael Massey. 66.1 mph exit velo 173 ft 7

Tap a pitch

1 Sinker 94.0 mph Foul
2 Four-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph Swinging Strike
3 Changeup 85.3 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph Ball
5 Slider 87.0 mph Foul
6 Sinker 93.8 mph Ball
7 Sinker 93.0 mph In play, out(s)

6–0

Home Run. Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. 102.9 mph exit velo 410 ft 5

7% ▼12

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1 Knuckle Curve 83.2 mph Ball
2 Changeup 85.5 mph Ball
3 Sinker 92.9 mph Called Strike
4 Knuckle Curve 82.6 mph Foul
5 Changeup 84.2 mph In play, run(s)

3–0

Walk. Munetaka Murakami challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Munetaka Murakami walks. 6

18%

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1 Slider 86.2 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 86.6 mph Foul
3 Slider 86.8 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph Ball
5 Slider 87.2 mph Ball
6 Changeup 84.6 mph Ball

3–0

Double. Randal Grichuk hits a ground-rule double (24) on a line drive down the left-field line. 109.7 mph exit velo 322 ft 3

19%

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1 Sinker 93.7 mph Ball
2 Changeup 85.2 mph Foul
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph In play, no out

3–0

Groundout. Tommy Pham grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 97.6 mph exit velo 2

22%

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1 Knuckle Curve 78.9 mph Called Strike
2 Four-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph In play, out(s)

Bot 2nd · KC batting

3–0

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. 103.2 mph exit velo 3

21%

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1 Cutter 91.0 mph Swinging Strike
2 Sweeper 81.3 mph Ball
3 Sinker 94.8 mph In play, out(s)

3–0

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. 91.1 mph exit velo 300 ft 4

22%

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1 Sweeper 81.8 mph Foul
2 Sweeper 81.9 mph Swinging Strike
3 Changeup 86.1 mph Ball
4 Sweeper 83.3 mph In play, out(s)

3–0

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. 93.0 mph exit velo 310 ft 7

23%

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1 Sinker 93.9 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 94.8 mph Called Strike
3 Four-Seam Fastball 94.9 mph Foul
4 Slider 84.5 mph Ball
5 Sweeper 79.6 mph Ball
6 Sinker 95.2 mph Foul
7 Sinker 95.4 mph In play, out(s)

Top 2nd · CWS batting

3–0

Groundout. Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 82.4 mph exit velo 3

25%

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1 Four-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph Called Strike
2 Slider 87.8 mph Ball
3 Changeup 85.0 mph In play, out(s)

3–0

Strikeout. Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. 85.5 mph 6

25%

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1 Knuckle Curve 81.1 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 84.9 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.9 mph Foul
4 Four-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph Foul
5 Slider 87.7 mph Ball
6 Changeup 85.5 mph Swinging Strike

3–0

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out on a foul tip. 93.9 mph 4

24%

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1 Sinker 92.6 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 92.3 mph Foul
3 Four-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph Ball
4 Four-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph Foul Tip

3–0

Home Run. Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. 105.3 mph exit velo 414 ft 1

22% ▼8

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1 Changeup 82.7 mph In play, run(s)

Bot 1st · KC batting

2–0

Flyout. Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. 91.6 mph exit velo 346 ft 2

30%

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1 Sweeper 81.7 mph Called Strike
2 Cutter 91.8 mph In play, out(s)

2–0

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. 82.1 mph 4

34%

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1 Sinker 94.7 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 94.8 mph Foul
3 Sweeper 81.5 mph Ball In Dirt
4 Sweeper 82.1 mph Swinging Strike

2–0

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. 97.3 mph exit velo 5

37%

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1 Sweeper 80.0 mph Ball
2 Four-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph Foul
3 Cutter 91.5 mph Ball
4 Sweeper 80.2 mph Ball
5 Four-Seam Fastball 97.3 mph In play, out(s)

2–0

Single. Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. 75.6 mph exit velo 174 ft 1

39%

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1 Sinker 94.2 mph In play, no out

Top 1st · CWS batting

2–0

Grounded Into DP. Kyle Teel grounds into a double play, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to pitcher Daniel Lynch IV. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Kyle Teel out at 1st. 98.1 mph exit velo 2

35%

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1 Slider 87.2 mph Ball In Dirt
2 Sinker 93.1 mph In play, out(s)

2–0

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. 82.7 mph exit velo 207 ft 3

28% ▼12

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1 Four-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph Ball
2 Sinker 93.9 mph Foul Tip
3 Changeup 84.0 mph In play, run(s)

0–0

Hit By Pitch. Munetaka Murakami hit by pitch. Tommy Pham to 3rd. Randal Grichuk to 2nd. 1

40%

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1 Sinker 94.8 mph Hit By Pitch

0–0

Single. Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Tommy Pham to 2nd. 100.2 mph exit velo 3

46%

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1 Knuckle Curve 80.6 mph Called Strike
2 Sinker 95.4 mph Called Strike
3 Slider 88.5 mph In play, no out

0–0

Walk. Tommy Pham walks. 8

50%

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1 Changeup 82.4 mph Called Strike
2 Changeup 84.9 mph Ball
3 Four-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph Ball
4 Sinker 94.1 mph Ball
5 Sinker 94.3 mph Called Strike
6 Sinker 94.4 mph Foul
7 Sinker 94.8 mph Foul
8 Changeup 85.4 mph Ball

0–0

Lineout. Miguel Vargas lines out to left fielder Nick Loftin. 88.9 mph exit velo 283 ft 1

52%

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1 Sinker 94.4 mph In play, out(s)

Ball Strike In play Foul Catcher's view · tap a pitch for its type and velocity

Daniel Lynch

KC · 78 pitches

78 located

Sinker	29%	93.4 mph
Changeup	22%	84.7 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	19%	93.5 mph
Slider	15%	86.9 mph
Knuckle Curve	14%	82.4 mph

Anthony Kay

CWS · 65 pitches

65 located

Sweeper	38%	81.2 mph
Sinker	34%	95.1 mph
Cutter	9%	91.7 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	8%	96.1 mph
Changeup	8%	85.4 mph
Slider	3%	85.1 mph

Tony Gonsolin

KC · 63 pitches

63 located

Four-Seam Fastball	59%	91.9 mph
Splitter	25%	82.8 mph
Slider	13%	86.2 mph
Curveball	3%	81.0 mph

Noah Schultz

CWS · 23 pitches

23 located

Sinker	39%	95.7 mph
Sweeper	26%	81.5 mph
Cutter	17%	89.9 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	13%	95.8 mph
Curveball	4%	82.0 mph

Trevor Richards

CWS · 23 pitches

23 located

Four-Seam Fastball	65%	91.5 mph
Changeup	26%	78.8 mph
Slider	9%	84.3 mph

Luis Castillo

CWS · 20 pitches

20 located

Four-Seam Fastball	65%	95.2 mph
Slider	15%	84.6 mph
Sinker	10%	96.3 mph
Changeup	10%	87.1 mph

Nolan Hoffman

KC · 17 pitches

17 located

Sinker	41%	92.7 mph
Changeup	24%	85.2 mph
Cutter	18%	89.2 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	12%	91.7 mph
Curveball	6%	78.8 mph

Huascar Brazobán

CWS · 14 pitches

14 located

Changeup	57%	91.3 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	29%	96.4 mph
Cutter	7%	92.8 mph
Sinker	7%	97.7 mph

Alex Lange

KC · 10 pitches

10 located

Slider	30%	87.7 mph
Four-Seam Fastball	20%	95.7 mph
Cutter	20%	92.7 mph
Sinker	20%	95.8 mph
Changeup	10%	89.5 mph