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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2025-06-08 · Day game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 22137 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph from RF · 2:48
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 7–5. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Miguel Vargas homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Mike Tauchman scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 7th — Jonathan India doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Palacios. Drew Waters scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Salvador Perez homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores — worth 20% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| CHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
W: Michael Lorenzen L: Tyler Alexander SV: Carlos Estevez
Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Vic Carapazza · 2B: Nic Lentz · 3B: Nick Mahrley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan India | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jac Caglianone | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Rave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Canha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Tauchman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Chase Meidroth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Vargas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Palacios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Teel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Robert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Rojas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Elko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Edgar Quero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austin Slater | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Lorenzen | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Trevor Richards | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Carlos Estevez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vasil | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Tyler Alexander | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan Leasure | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bryse Wilson | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jonathan India: 9/F9LD
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9S
- Maikel Garcia: D9/G3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 3/G3
Bot 1
- Mike Tauchman: W
- Chase Meidroth: 8/F8D
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Miguel Vargas: HR/L7D.1-H
- Josh Palacios: 5/P5F/FL
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: W
- Jac Caglianone: S8/G4M.1-2
- Nick Loftin: K
- John Rave: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Kyle Teel: 8/F78XD
- Luis Robert: 6/P6
- Josh Rojas: K
Top 3
- Kyle Isbel: S8/G4M
- Jonathan India: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Tim Elko: W
- Mike Tauchman: 8/F8
- Chase Meidroth: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 9/F89XD
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S8/L89
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D.1-H
- Jac Caglianone: D9/L89XD+
- Nick Loftin: 63/G6.2-3
- John Rave: W
- Kyle Isbel: SB2
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 4
- Miguel Vargas: 63/G6
- Josh Palacios: 8/F78D
- Kyle Teel: K
Top 5
- Jonathan India: S7/L7
- Bobby Witt: S8/L8S.1-2
- Maikel Garcia: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS.2-3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 5
- Luis Robert: K
- Josh Rojas: 8/L8D
- Tim Elko: K
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: 2/P2F/FL
- Jac Caglianone: S8/G4M
- Nick Loftin: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 6
- Mike Tauchman: K
- Chase Meidroth: 7/F7LD
- Andrew Benintendi: 5/P5F/FL
Top 7
- Mark Canha: S7/F78S
- Kyle Isbel: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
- Jonathan India: D7/G5.2-H
- Bobby Witt: 3/P34S
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L4.2-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 7
- Miguel Vargas: 4/F34D
- Edgar Quero: K
- Austin Slater: K
Top 8
- Salvador Perez: 4/F34D
- Jac Caglianone: S8/L8+
- Nick Loftin: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 8
- Luis Robert: 63/G56
- Josh Rojas: 9/F9
- Tim Elko: K
Top 9
- Drew Waters: W
- Kyle Isbel: SB2
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G34.2-3
- Jonathan India: S7/G6.3-H
- Bobby Witt: HR/L78XD.1-H
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S7/L78D
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 9
- Mike Tauchman: W
- Chase Meidroth: WP.1-2
- Chase Meidroth: S9/L89.2-2
- Andrew Benintendi: S87/F78.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Vargas: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Edgar Quero: S9/L9+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Austin Slater: 6/L56D
- Luis Robert: 46(1)/FO/G6M.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Josh Rojas: W.1-2
- Tim Elko: K
Notes & reviews
- White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.