Kansas City Royals
September 24, 2026
Final
CWS
82-77
1
KC
68-91
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
W
David Sandlin (3-2)
L
Randy Dobnak (3-5)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .755 |
| Kyle Teel C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .690 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .252 | .842 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .204 | .815 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .241 | .712 |
| Tristan Peters LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .269 | .785 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | .763 |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .606 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .696 |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .517 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .660 |
BATTING
2B: Meidroth (30, Gose); Montgomery, B (16, Hoffman, N).
HR: Teel (5, 4th inning off Lange, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Antonacci 2; Meidroth 3; Montgomery, B 3; Murakami; Peters; Teel 5; Vargas, M 2.
RBI: Benintendi 2 (75); Murakami (74); Peters 2 (56); Teel (24); Vargas, M 2 (92).
2-out RBI: Peters; Benintendi.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peters 2; Montgomery, C 2; Vargas, M; Antonacci.
SAC: Teel.
SF: Benintendi.
Team RISP: 3-for-16.
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: Vargas, M (21, 2nd base off Dobnak/Jensen).
FIELDING
DP: (Montgomery, C-Murakami).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sandlin | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5.58 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.02 |
| Tyler Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 |
PITCHING
WP: Dobnak.
HBP: Teel 2 (by Dobnak, by Hoffman, N).
ABS Challenge: Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Teel 5 (Strike-Overturned to Ball, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Peters (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Sandlin 85-59; Brazobán 16-12; Davis 15-11; Richards, T 18-12; Dobnak 42-27; Gose 28-19; Lange 20-10; Cuas 42-21; Bivens 32-24; Hoffman, N 16-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sandlin 3-5; Brazobán 1-0; Davis 0-1; Richards, T 1-1; Dobnak 2-1; Gose 0-1; Lange 1-1; Cuas 3-1; Bivens 0-1; Hoffman, N 1-0.
Batters faced: Sandlin 22; Brazobán 4; Davis 3; Richards, T 5; Dobnak 13; Gose 6; Lange 7; Cuas 10; Bivens 7; Hoffman, N 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Gose 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Cory Blaser. 2B: Adam Hamari. 3B: Clint Vondrak.
Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 1:10 PM.
T: 2:35.
Att: 15,592.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.