Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

44-78, 18-42 Away

Final

61-61, 31-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Vargas1B	2-4	0	0	0	.228
C. Mead3B	1-2	0	0	0	.281
A. BenintendiPH	1-1	0	0	0	.225
J. RojasPR-3B	0-0	0	0	0	.180
L. Robert Jr.CF	0-4	0	0	0	.218
C. MontgomerySS	1-4	0	0	0	.233
E. QueroC	1-3	0	0	0	.272
L. SosaDH	1-4	1	1	1	.273
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Sosa flied out to right. 4th: Sosa homered to left (408 feet). 6th: Sosa lined into double play, shortstop to second, Montgomery doubled off second. 9th: Sosa struck out swinging.
M. TauchmanRF	0-3	0	0	0	.274
C. Meidroth2B	0-3	0	0	0	.249
M. TaylorLF	0-3	0	0	0	.217

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
A. Civale	6.0	8	3	1	3	95-62	4.88
B. Eisert	1.0	0	0	0	1	15-9	4.15
S. Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	2	13-9	2.74

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 16 August 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,829

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja

Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory

— Noah Cameron pitched into the sixth inning, Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead homer, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night to continue their mastery of their AL Central rivals over the past couple of years.

Aug 16, 2025, 03:38 am - AP


CHW
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-	3	8	0

Scoring Summary

		CHW	KC
1st	Garcia singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to second.	0	1
4th	Sosa homered to left (408 feet).	1	1
4th	Perez homered to right (380 feet).	1	2
6th	Frazier doubled to right, Perez scored.	1	3

Data is currently unavailable.

White Sox
0
Royals
3

Game 1

6/5

White Sox
3
Royals
4

Game 2

7/5

White Sox
1
Royals
2

Game 3

8/5

White Sox
0
Royals
10

Game 4

8/5

White Sox
1
Royals
3

Game 5

16/8

White Sox
2
Royals
6

Game 6

17/8

White Sox
2
Royals
6

Game 7

17/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory

N. Cameron7-5

A. Civale3-8

C. Estevez31

Scoring Summary

Inning

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