MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/09/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 761 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago White Sox (5-8) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 8 1
Kansas City Royals (6-7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 10 1
Extra-Inning Walk-Off Win for Royals
Well, that's how to end a game in style.

The Kansas City Royals knocked off the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, at Kauffman Stadium. Dave García was a big reason Kansas City won. The right fielder was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2. Randy Richey, now 1-1, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit, while striking out 0 and walking 1.

The decisive blow was delivered by Joe Washington in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a 2-run home run off 34-year old right-handed pitcher Alec Asher to win the game for Kansas City. The home crowd went nuts.

"The crowd went nuts," Washington said.

The White Sox fall to 5-8 and continue their sputtering start to the 2026 season.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Wilkins RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .240 1 4
W. Rijo 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .000 0 1
D. Smith 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .220 0 3
A. García LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .200 0 2
   b-A. Russell SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 1 8
J. Reetz C 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 .300 0 3
A. Mendoza DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .342 2 6
B. Buxton CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .167 1 5
Y. Gudino 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
D. Downing SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .351 0 10
   a-A. Robles PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4 6 11 23      
a - A. Robles pinch hit for D. Downing in the 9th
b - A. Russell substituted for A. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Downing (4, 7th Inning off T. Lawson, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Buxton (2, 8th Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reetz , A. Mendoza 2 , B. Buxton 3 , Y. Gudino , D. Downing 2 , A. Robles
2-out RBI: B. Buxton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , A. García , Y. Gudino 2 , D. Downing
GIDP: G. Wilkins , A. Mendoza , B. Buxton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Asher (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kelly-Downing-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF, CF 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 .276 1 2
F. Wall DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 .205 0 6
C. Groza 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291 1 8
J. Washington 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .396 3 13
D. García RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .375 4 11
L. Bejaran 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .333 0 8
R. La Arena CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 0 0
   a-D. Carlisle PH, LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .196 0 4
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 0 3
   b-D. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
   c-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 3 9 13      
a - D. Carlisle pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 9th
b - D. Moon pinch hit for S. Núñez in the 9th
c - W. Payan substituted for D. Moon in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. La Arena (1, 7th Inning off M. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Washington (2, 1st Inning off M. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. García (4, 7th Inning off M. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Washington (3, 10th Inning off A. Asher, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Wall , C. Groza 2 , J. Washington 7 , D. García 5 , R. La Arena 3 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: J. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , D. García , S. Núñez
GIDP: S. Núñez
Sac Fly: D. Carlisle
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (4) , L. Bejaran (5)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Bejaran-Rodriguez-Washington, Groza-Bejaran-Washington, Washington-Rodriguez-Washington)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Kelly 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 1 25 104 5.94   
J. Mejía H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00   
T. Rosenthal H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 1.80   
A. Asher L (0-2), BS (1) 1.1 4 5 4 1 0 1 9 32 11.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kelly 61
Batters Faced: M. Kelly 25, J. Mejía 2, T. Rosenthal 4, A. Asher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kelly 2-8, J. Mejía 0-2, T. Rosenthal 1-1, A. Asher 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kelly 104-65, J. Mejía 2-2, T. Rosenthal 17-12, A. Asher 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mejía 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 4.1 3 2 1 3 7 0 20 95 4.70   
T. Lawson 2.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 10 42 8.44   
K. Martin 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 21 2.45   
J. Vergara 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 12.71   
R. Richey W (1-1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 55
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 20, T. Lawson 10, K. Martin 5, J. Vergara 3, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 5-1, T. Lawson 3-3, K. Martin 0-0, J. Vergara 2-0, R. Richey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 95-56, T. Lawson 42-24, K. Martin 21-17, J. Vergara 13-7, R. Richey 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 3-0
WP: S. Mercedes 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave García
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 37747
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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