MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2557 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-72) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Chicago White Sox (66-66) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 X 7 14 0
Wade Jr. Helps White Sox Beat Royals, 7-3
The Chicago White Sox knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, at Guaranteed Rate Field. LaMonte Wade Jr. was a big reason Chicago won. The designated hitter went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Chicago reliever Richard Lovelady was the winner. His record is now 8-2. The losing pitcher was Scott Barlow. With this game in the books, Chicago is 66-66, Kansas City 61-72.

Francisco Alvarez took Kansas City hurler Scott Barlow deep in the bottom of the eighth. His 2-run home run put the White Sox on top, 4-3. In all, Alvarez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Wade Jr. attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .225 2 20
N. Eaton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 2
J. Merrill CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .261 27 87
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 10 24
O. Cabrera 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .234 11 40
D. Varsho LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .211 15 54
   a-J. Realmuto PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 10 40
J. Kelenic DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .219 8 23
I. Johnson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .214 1 5
F. Mejía C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .173 2 7
Totals 33 3 7 2 1 9 18      
a - J. Realmuto pinch hit for D. Varsho in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelenic (7, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Kelenic (1, 5th Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cabrera (11, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Berti , O. Cabrera 6 , D. Varsho , J. Kelenic 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Mejía 3
Sac Fly: J. Merrill
Hit by Pitch: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Berti (12) , J. Kelenic (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Varsho(Wade Jr. at home), Johnson(Robert Jr. at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wade Jr. DH 5 2 4 3 0 1 1 .241 21 52
A. Barger 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .261 16 52
S. Suzuki LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .301 5 14
N. Lowe 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285 21 65
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .258 23 69
F. Alvarez C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .240 26 77
A. García RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .217 25 67
L. Robert Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .242 30 75
G. Perdomo SS 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .230 0 5
Totals 35 7 14 7 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Wade Jr. (16, 1st Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Suzuki (5, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Albies (23, 8th Inning off S. Barlow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Wade Jr. (21, 5th Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Alvarez (26, 8th Inning off S. Barlow, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wade Jr. 8 , A. Barger 2 , S. Suzuki 2 , N. Lowe , O. Albies 3 , F. Alvarez 5 , A. García , G. Perdomo
2-out RBI: L. Wade Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lowe 2 , O. Albies , L. Robert Jr.
Sac Fly: S. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: S. Suzuki
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas 5.1 9 2 2 0 6 1 84 3.64   
P. Murfee 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.93   
S. Barlow L (5-3), BS (4) 0.0 2 4 4 3 0 1 21 3.50   
A. Adams 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 48
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 24, P. Murfee 7, S. Barlow 5, A. Adams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 5-4, P. Murfee 1-3, S. Barlow 0-0, A. Adams 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 84-58, P. Murfee 22-12, S. Barlow 21-8, A. Adams 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Murfee 2-0 , A. Adams 3-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Murfee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ray 6.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 89 3.87   
C. Sands 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 2.71   
R. Lovelady W (8-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.45   
B. Abreu SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 62
Batters Faced: R. Ray 23, C. Sands 6, R. Lovelady 4, B. Abreu 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 4-6, C. Sands 3-0, R. Lovelady 0-2, B. Abreu 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 89-65, C. Sands 25-13, R. Lovelady 9-5, B. Abreu 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sands 1-0 , R. Lovelady 1-1 , B. Abreu 2-0
WP: R. Ray
Hit Batsmen: R. Lovelady
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: LaMonte Wade Jr.
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 35991
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