Kansas City Royals - Chicago White Sox 04-09-2026

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Chicago White Sox

P: Anthony Kay · 3.86 ERA

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Thu, Apr 09

Kansas City Royals

P: Seth Lugo · 1.59 ERA

Team

Chicago White Sox

CHW

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Anthony Kay

Chicago White Sox Away

ERA

3.86

WHIP

1.500

K/9

9.64

BB/9

7.71

4.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.86 WHIP —

Seth Lugo

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

1.59

WHIP

0.971

K/9

7.94

BB/9

1.59

11.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 0.80 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago White Sox	+152	+1.5 (-135)	O 9 (-117)
Kansas City Royals	-165	-1.5 (+122)	U 9 (+104)

Closing line · Apr 9

Weather & Conditions

Temp76°F

Wind 18 mphS · out

Gusts31 mph

Humidity42%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Chicago White Sox

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BChase Meidroth	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.244
1BMunetaka Murakami	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.195
3BMiguel Vargas	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.209
SSColson Montgomery 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.200
DHAndrew Benintendi	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	.176
LFDustin Harris	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.333
LFDerek Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
CEdgar Quero	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.194
CFLuisangel Acuña	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.231
RFTristan Peters	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.242
Totals	29	2	5	2	5	5	14	—

Away Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Anthony Kay (W, 1-0)	5.2	3	2	6	100-63	2.45
Grant Taylor (H, 1)	1.1	2	0	1	22-17	1.42
Jordan Leasure (H, 3)	1.0	0	1	2	18-9	4.70
Seranthony Domínguez (S, 2)	1.0	0	1	2	15-8	3.86
Totals	9.0	5	4	11	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	H	BB	K	LOB	AVG
3BMaikel Garcia	4	2	1	1	1	.320
SSBobby Witt Jr. 2B	5	2	0	1	3	.286
1BVinnie Pasquantino	4	0	0	2	4	.184
CSalvador Perez	3	0	0	1	1	.146
RFLane Thomas	3	1	0	0	2	.136
PHCarter Jensen	1	0	0	1	0	.219
RFMichael Massey	0	0	0	0	0	.000
DHJac Caglianone	2	0	1	2	0	.237
2BJonathan India	3	0	1	0	3	.189
LFIsaac Collins	3	0	1	0	1	.171
CFKyle Isbel	4	0	0	3	2	.375
Totals	32	5	4	11	17	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Seth Lugo (L, 1-1)	6.1	4	2	1	4	4	92-55	1.53
John Schreiber	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	11-9	5.40
Eli Morgan	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	27-18	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	2	1	5	5	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T4	1–0	Colson Montgomery doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Munetaka Murakami scores.
T7	2–0	Luisangel Acuña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lane Thomas. Andrew Benintendi scores. Dustin Harris to 3rd.

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