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Royals at White Sox

MLB · Friday, Jun 26 · 6:40 PM CT · Rate Field · Final KC 1 – CHW 22

Final Box Score

from the game summary
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KC000100000141
CHW00101245022230
Team box
KC·CHW
4
hits
23
0
home runs
5
3
walks
7
10
strikeouts
9
190
pitches thrown
128
1
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Miguel VargasCHW3-6215
Jacob GonzalezCHW3-4315
Tristan PetersCHW2-5316
Kyle TeelCHW2-5213
Chase MeidrothCHW4-5302
Andrew BenintendiCHW2-4211
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Steven CruzKC1.10013
Mitch Spence (L)KC1.181032
David Sandlin (W)CHW6.03136

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CHW +21
KC +21
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largest lead: CHW 21 · KC 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 48%, CHW 52% · Updated Jun 26

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CHW 4.5 – 4.4 KC
Expected total
8.8
RoyalsThe matchupWhite Sox
+107Our fair odds−107
4.4Expected runs4.5
−0.08Power rating−0.08
4.3Runs / game4.6
4.9Allowed / game4.6
8.2Hits / game7.9
1.00Home runs / game1.39
3.3Walks drawn / game3.4
34−48Season record41−38
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · CHW chance
Our model fair48.4%51.6%
Kalshi47.7%56.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:40 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+10748%+10947.7%———
CHWChicago White Sox−10752%−13156.7%———
Spreadabout even
KCKansas City Royals+0.1our margin————
CHWChicago White Sox−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.8
Over8.8our total————
Under8.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 4%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 7%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 10%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 13%Chicago White Sox by 1 run: 15%Chicago White Sox by 2 runs: 10%Chicago White Sox by 3 runs: 7%Chicago White Sox by 4 runs: 6%Chicago White Sox by 5 runs: 4%Chicago White Sox by 6 runs: 3%Chicago White Sox by 7 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 8 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 9 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 10 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 11 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 12 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 13 runs: <1%
← KC wins byCHW wins by →
Chicago White Sox wins by 2 or more37%
Chicago White Sox wins by 3 or more27%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more35%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.8 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.568%
Total over 8.548%
Total over 10.531%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
KCSteven Cruz RP · last 3 starts: 3.2 IP, 2.45 ERA, 3 Kstarted
CHWDavid Sandlin SP · last 2 starts: 10.0 IP, 8.10 ERA, 8 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·CHW
Jun 25 at TB
last game
Jun 24 vs CLE
0 days
days of rest
1 day
6
games in last 7 days
6
5th straight road game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 79+ games
KC·CHW
−0.08
rating (0 = average)
−0.08
4.3
runs / game
4.6
4.9
runs allowed / game
4.6
34−48
season record
41−38
19−22
home record
26−13
15−26
away record
15−25
L2
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
4−6
8.2
hits / game
7.9
1.00
home runs / game
1.39
3.3
walks drawn / game
3.4
7.9
batter strikeouts / game
9.1
7.7
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.3
0.41
errors / game
0.52

Rating Trend

KC · CHW · 93 days
Kansas City RoyalsChicago White Sox
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CHW 6−4
May 14at CHWCHW 6 − 2
May 13at CHWCHW 6 − 5
May 12at CHWCHW 6 − 5
Apr 12at KCCHW 6 − 5
Apr 11at KCKC 2 − 0
Apr 10at KCKC 2 − 0
Apr 9at KCCHW 2 − 0
Aug 27, 2025at CHWKC 12 − 1
Aug 26, 2025at CHWKC 5 − 4
Aug 25, 2025at CHWCHW 7 − 0

KC · Last 10

5−5 · streak L2
Jun 25at TB2 − 13L
Jun 24at TB3 − 5L
Jun 23at TB12 − 5W
Jun 22at TB2 − 1W
Jun 21vs STL10 − 12L
Jun 19vs STL6 − 5W
Jun 18vs STL14 − 6W
Jun 17at WSH6 − 2W
Jun 16at WSH4 − 6L
Jun 15at WSH3 − 7L

CHW · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Jun 24vs CLE3 − 4L
Jun 23vs CLE2 − 1W
Jun 22vs CLE6 − 5W
Jun 21at DET4 − 5L
Jun 20at DET1 − 4L
Jun 19at DET3 − 4L
Jun 18at NYY5 − 1W
Jun 17at NYY5 − 10L
Jun 16at NYY2 − 12L
Jun 14vs LAD6 − 4W