MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
03/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2880 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 0
   a-K. Hodge PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 3
F. Wall DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .182 1 5
   h-D. Moon DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
D. García RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 4
   b-D. Overstreet RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 3
J. Washington 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 4
   c-W. Burgess 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 0 2
H. Masson LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 7
   d-R. La Arena LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
C. Groza 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 0 3
   f-P. Hodge PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 1
C. Jones 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 3
   e-L. Bejaran 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .458 0 2
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .143 0 1
S. Núñez C 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300 0 1
   g-J. Fok C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 2
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 8 13      
a - K. Hodge pinch hit for J. Reeves in the 5th
b - D. Overstreet substituted for D. García in the 5th
c - W. Burgess substituted for J. Washington in the 5th
d - R. La Arena substituted for H. Masson in the 5th
e - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Jones in the 5th
f - P. Hodge pinch hit for C. Groza in the 6th
g - J. Fok substituted for S. Núñez in the 6th
h - D. Moon inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Núñez (2, 5th Inning off J. Dyer, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Reeves (1, 1st Inning off M. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Wall (1, 1st Inning off M. Kelly, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 3 , F. Wall 4 , D. Overstreet , P. Hodge , C. Jones , I. Rodriguez 2 , S. Núñez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Walker
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McPhearson RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 0 0
   d-A. García PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 2 5
J. Peterson 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   a-M. Hurt C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 4
D. Smith 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .444 3 10
   c-J. Lopez 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
   l-E. Strong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   m-L. Mejia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
J. Reetz C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   b-E. González 2B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 1 3
J. Morrison DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 1
   e-T. Lucero DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .067 0 0
B. Buxton CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   g-G. Wilkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 4
   j-T. Smith LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
D. Downing SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 1
   h-J. Pierson PH, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 2 4
W. Stevens 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
   f-Y. Gudino 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 0 2
R. Fabián LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 1
   i-K. Cardny PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   k-J. Salinas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1 4
Totals 30 3 4 3 4 6 5      
a - M. Hurt substituted for J. Peterson in the 5th
b - E. González substituted for J. Reetz in the 5th
c - J. Lopez substituted for D. Smith in the 6th
d - A. García pinch hit for M. McPhearson in the 6th
e - T. Lucero inserted as DH in the 6th
f - Y. Gudino substituted for W. Stevens in the 7th
g - G. Wilkins pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 7th
h - J. Pierson pinch hit for D. Downing in the 7th
i - K. Cardny pinch hit for R. Fabián in the 7th
j - T. Smith substituted for G. Wilkins in the 8th
k - J. Salinas substituted for K. Cardny in the 8th
l - E. Strong pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 8th
m - L. Mejia substituted for E. Strong in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Smith (3, 4th Inning off K. Walker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Smith 4 , J. Lopez , E. González , J. Pierson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lucero
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Walker 5.0 1 2 1 1 3 1 68 4.86   
E. Escoboza 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.00   
R. Richey 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 2.57   
M. Long 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.68   
J. Garza L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 11 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 61
Batters Faced: K. Walker 18, E. Escoboza 5, R. Richey 4, M. Long 3, J. Garza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 6-6, E. Escoboza 1-1, R. Richey 1-2, M. Long 1-1, J. Garza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 68-41, E. Escoboza 14-10, R. Richey 19-11, M. Long 8-7, J. Garza 11-5
Balk: J. Garza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kelly 4.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 46 2.79   
J. Dyer 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 36 0.00   
T. Kolek 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
M. Young 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.08   
J. Santiago W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kelly 50
Batters Faced: M. Kelly 15, J. Dyer 9, T. Kolek 4, M. Young 3, J. Santiago 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kelly 3-7, J. Dyer 2-2, T. Kolek 0-1, M. Young 1-2, J. Santiago 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kelly 46-31, J. Dyer 36-22, T. Kolek 19-10, M. Young 8-6, J. Santiago 26-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Walker
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 5000
Special Notes: Rain delay of 43 minutes in the 6th inning.
Wednesday, March 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82