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

The Chicago White Sox battered the Kansas City Royals 22-1 on June 26, 2026, at Rate Field in one of the most lopsided results of the season. The DiamondIQ model opened with a 65 percent home win probability for Chicago, and by game's end that figure had climbed to 100 percent, a reflection of how completely the White Sox dominated once the game broke open.

The decisive moment arrived in the bottom of the third inning, when Miguel Vargas launched a home run off Royals starter Mitch Spence that shifted win probability by plus-21.5 percent in Chicago's favor, the single largest swing of the contest. That blow was part of a ten-run third-inning outburst that effectively ended any competitive uncertainty. Tristan Peters followed with a single adding another 6.3 percent, Chase Meidroth contributed a single worth plus-5.8 percent, and Sam Antonacci added his own single at plus-4.8 percent, all coming against Spence in that same frame. The only moment tilting toward Kansas City came in the second inning, when Braden Montgomery's lineout represented a minus-5.5 percent swing against the White Sox, though it proved entirely inconsequential given what followed.

Vargas finished as the game's top performer by WPA at plus-21.2 percent to go along with a RE24 of plus-3.3, while Jacob Gonzalez posted the strongest RE24 of any batter at plus-4.4 to accompany his plus-6.2 percent WPA. Sam Antonacci rounded out the top three offensive contributors at plus-4.3 percent WPA. On the mound, Steven Cruz led Chicago's relievers with a plus-4.7 percent WPA, followed by David Sandlin at plus-2.6 percent. The White Sox finished with 23 hits and committed no errors, while Kansas City managed just four hits and one error across nine innings.