KANSAS CITY (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox will play the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The game-time forecast calls for 73 degrees. Randy Dobnak is the probable pitcher for the White Sox, carrying a 3-4 season record. Chicago enters at 81-77, while Kansas City is 68-90.

The White Sox will look for a better result after a 5-4 loss at Kansas City on Wednesday. Sean Newcomb is a player to watch for Chicago. In that loss, Newcomb pitched two scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out two. He also had a 1.1-inning outing at St. Louis on Sept. 12 in which he allowed one earned run and struck out four, and he worked three scoreless innings at Minnesota on Aug. 29 with two hits allowed and three strikeouts. His recent stretch has included some rough appearances, including 0.2 innings against Detroit on Sept. 18 in which he allowed three earned runs and one walk, and a 1.1-inning outing against Pittsburgh on Sept. 9 in which he gave up five hits and three earned runs.

Maikel Garcia is a player to watch for Kansas City. He went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in Wednesday’s 5-4 win over Chicago. Kansas City had lost six of seven before Wednesday’s win. Garcia also had one hit and two RBIs at Pittsburgh on Sept. 18, but he has been held hitless in several recent games, including 0-for-4 efforts at Pittsburgh on Sept. 20 and at Houston on Sept. 17. In the most recent game, Steven Cruz pitched a scoreless inning with one hit allowed and two strikeouts, and Connor Thomas threw two scoreless innings with one hit allowed and one strikeout for the Royals.

The teams have met frequently this season. Chicago won 14-11 at Kansas City on Tuesday, while Kansas City took Wednesday’s game 5-4. The White Sox have won seven of the 10 meetings listed this season. Erick Fedde and Hagen Smith also contributed for Chicago in Wednesday’s loss, with Fedde allowing four hits and no earned runs over 2.2 innings with two walks and two strikeouts, and Smith allowing two hits and one earned run over two innings with two strikeouts.

Chicago is scheduled to return home to face Colorado on Friday, Sept. 25, while Kansas City will host Cleveland on Friday. Both series continue through Sunday, Sept. 27.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 5. Interstat’s ELO system gives the White Sox a 51.2 percent probability to win.