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White Sox at Royals

MLB · Wednesday, Sep 23 · 6:40 PM CT · Kauffman Stadium · Final CHW 4 – KC 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
CHW004000000491
KC400000105120
Team box
CHW·KC
9
hits
12
0
home runs
0
1
walks
2
7
strikeouts
7
158
pitches thrown
135
1
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Maikel GarciaKC3-3103
Kyle TeelCHW1-3102
Braden MontgomeryCHW3-4100
Carter JensenKC3-4100
Miguel VargasCHW1-4001
Munetaka MurakamiCHW1-4001
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Bryan HudsonCHW0.14300
Hagen Smith (L)CHW2.02102
Seth LugoKC3.17403
Connor Thomas (W)KC2.01001
Steven Cruz (S)KC1.01002

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
KC +4
CHW +4
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largest lead: KC 4 · CHW 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CHW 52%, KC 48% · Updated Sep 23

Expected margin
CHW by 0.5
Expected score
CHW 4.7 – 4.2 KC
Expected total
8.9
White SoxThe matchupRoyals
−107Our fair odds+107
4.7Expected runs4.2
−0.00Power rating−0.16
4.8Runs / game4.2
4.5Allowed / game4.9
7.9Hits / game8.2
1.29Home runs / game1.04
3.7Walks drawn / game3.2
81−76Season record67−90
6−4Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CHW chance · KC chance
Our model fair51.8%48.2%
Kalshi54.7%50.7%
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
CHWChicago White Sox−10752%−12154.7%———
KCKansas City Royals+10748%−10350.7%———
SpreadCHW by 0.5
CHWChicago White Sox−0.5our margin————
KCKansas City Royals+0.5our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.9
Over8.9our total————
Under8.9our 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

Chicago White Sox by 0.5 expected
Chicago White Sox by 13 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 12 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 11 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 10 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 9 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 8 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 7 runs: 3%Chicago White Sox by 6 runs: 4%Chicago White Sox by 5 runs: 5%Chicago White Sox by 4 runs: 6%Chicago White Sox by 3 runs: 8%Chicago White Sox by 2 runs: 10%Chicago White Sox by 1 run: 11%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 17%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 9%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 6%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 4%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%
← CHW wins byKC wins by →
Chicago White Sox wins by 2 or more41%
Chicago White Sox wins by 3 or more30%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more31%
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

8.9 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 10%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 6.569%
Total over 8.549%
Total over 10.532%
Total from 7 to 1036%

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
CHWBryan Hudson RP · last 3 starts: 3.2 IP, 4.91 ERA, 3 Kstarted
KCSeth Lugo SP · last 3 starts: 15.0 IP, 5.40 ERA, 13 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CHW·KC
Sep 22 at KC
last game
Sep 22 vs CHW
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 157+ games
CHW·KC
−0.00
rating (0 = average)
−0.16
4.8
runs / game
4.2
4.5
runs allowed / game
4.9
81−76
season record
67−90
46−32
home record
39−37
35−44
away record
28−53
W3
streak
L5
6−4
last 10
2−8
7.9
hits / game
8.2
1.29
home runs / game
1.04
3.7
walks drawn / game
3.2
9.3
batter strikeouts / game
7.9
8.2
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.3
0.51
errors / game
0.45

Rating Trend

CHW · KC · 179 days
Chicago White SoxKansas City Royals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · KC 3−7
Sep 22at KCCHW 14 − 11
Jun 28at CHWKC 5 − 4
Jun 27at CHWCHW 2 − 1
Jun 26at CHWCHW 22 − 1
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

CHW · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Sep 22at KC14 − 11W
Sep 20vs DET8 − 1W
Sep 19vs DET3 − 1W
Sep 18vs DET8 − 11L
Sep 17vs DET3 − 1W
Sep 16at CLE3 − 6L
Sep 15at CLE6 − 7L
Sep 14at CLE7 − 3W
Sep 13at STL1 − 3L
Sep 12at STL6 − 5W

KC · Last 10

2−8 · streak L5
Sep 22vs CHW11 − 14L
Sep 20at PIT3 − 4L
Sep 19at PIT5 − 6L
Sep 18at PIT5 − 8L
Sep 17at HOU2 − 6L
Sep 16at HOU5 − 2W
Sep 15at HOU2 − 4L
Sep 13at BOS1 − 4L
Sep 12at BOS1 − 5L
Sep 11at BOS3 − 2W