Kansas City Royals
September 23, 2026
Final
CWS
81-77
5
KC
68-90
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 12 | 0 |
W
Connor Thomas (2-1)
L
Hagen Smith (3-3)
SV
Steven Cruz (8)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .754 |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .626 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .251 | .841 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .817 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .713 |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .885 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .789 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .758 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .202 | .701 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .655 |
| Luisangel Acuña PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .519 |
BATTING
2B: Murakami (15, Lugo, S).
TB: Antonacci; Meidroth 2; Montgomery, B 3; Murakami 2; Teel; Vargas, M.
RBI: Murakami (73); Teel 2 (23); Vargas, M (90).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Meidroth 2.
GIDP: Vargas, M.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
E: Montgomery, C (12, throw).
DP: 2 (Meidroth-Montgomery, C-Murakami; Montgomery, C-Meidroth-Murakami).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hudson | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Erick Fedde | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Sean Newcomb | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Hagen Smith | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.32 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 |
PITCHING
WP: Hicks, J 2.
HBP: Antonacci (by Lugo, S); Peters (by Lugo, S).
ABS Challenge: Teel (Ball-Confirmed); Garcia, M 2 (Strike-Overturned to Ball, Strike-Confirmed); Montgomery, C (Strike-Confirmed); Rave (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, B 16-10; Fedde 64-37; Newcomb, S 25-21; Smith, H 33-23; Hicks, J 20-12; Lugo, S 72-41; Gose 17-10; Thomas 22-15; Erceg 9-6; Cruz 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, B 1-0; Fedde 2-2; Newcomb, S 2-1; Smith, H 2-2; Hicks, J 1-0; Lugo, S 3-2; Gose 1-2; Thomas 3-0; Erceg 1-0; Cruz 0-1.
Batters faced: Hudson, B 5; Fedde 13; Newcomb, S 6; Smith, H 8; Hicks, J 4; Lugo, S 19; Gose 5; Thomas 6; Erceg 3; Cruz 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Fedde 1-1; Newcomb, S 1-0; Gose 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Clint Vondrak. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Adam Hamari.
Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:31.
Att: 17,114.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.