KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Maikel Garcia’s two-out double in the seventh inning scored Bobby Witt Jr. with the winning run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Kauffman Stadium. Garcia went 3 for 3 with three RBIs. Kansas City collected 12 hits, while Chicago had nine. The Royals led early after a four-run first, but the White Sox tied the game with a four-run burst. Connor Thomas earned the win in relief, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings with one strikeout. Steven Cruz worked a scoreless ninth for his eighth save. Hagen Smith took the loss after giving up one earned run in two innings. Chicago pitchers Erick Fedde and Sean Newcomb combined for 4.2 scoreless innings. Munetaka Murakami drove in a run for Chicago. The White Sox fell to 81-77 and missed a chance to move into a tie atop the AL Central after Cleveland lost to Boston. Chicago remains in the third AL wild-card spot, with Texas three games back. Kansas City improved to 68-90. Attendance was 17,114. Time of game was 2:31.