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

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Steven Matz and the Rays are in agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical, sources said.

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Drew Anderson spent spring training with the Tigers in 2024 on a minor league contract before going 23-10 with a 2.91 ERA over parts of two seasons in South Korea.

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

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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

2025 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide