Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 at Rate Field on May 13, 2026, in a game that saw the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Chicago win begin at 60% before finishing at 100% as the White Sox held on through a late Kansas City push.

The game's decisive moments were clustered in the middle innings. Chicago opened scoring in the bottom of the second on a Drew Romo reached-base opportunity created by a fielding error charged to Kansas City, a play that shifted win probability 8.3 points in the White Sox favor off Seth Lugo. Kansas City responded aggressively in the top of the fourth, where Vinnie Pasquantino's single off Noah Schultz swung win probability 20.1 points toward the Royals, the single largest WPA event of the game, and a Lane Thomas walk added another 8.1 points to Kansas City's cause. However, Isaac Collins had grounded into a double play in the third, costing the Royals 8.1 points of win probability off Schultz, dulling their earlier momentum. Chicago reclaimed control in the bottom of the fifth when Jarred Kelenic delivered a double off Seth Lugo worth 20.0 points of win probability, effectively answering Kansas City's fourth-inning surge and restoring Chicago's grip on the game.

Kelenic finished as the game's top performer by the DiamondIQ model's measure, posting a WPA of plus 21.5 and an RE24 of plus 1.8. Pasquantino led all Royals batters with a WPA of plus 15.5 and an RE24 of plus 1.3, while Colson Montgomery contributed a WPA of plus 14.2 and an RE24 of plus 1.4 for Chicago. On the pitching side, Tyler Davis was the most impactful arm by WPA at plus 13.1, ahead of Jordan Hicks at plus 7.2 and Sean Newcomb at plus 4.5. Kansas City's two-run ninth brought the final margin to one but fell short, as Chicago's 10-hit, error-free effort proved the difference.