Overview
- The White Sox were denied a chance to clinch on Wednesday when Maikel Garcia’s two-out, seventh-inning RBI double gave the Royals a 5-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium.
- Chicago rallied from a 4-0 first-inning deficit with a four-run third inning that featured Kyle Teel’s two-run single, an RBI by Miguel Vargas, and an RBI double by Munetaka Murakami to tie the game.
- Starter Erick Fedde was struck on his right calf by a 104.5 mph grounder in the second inning, remained in the game after clean X-rays, and was visibly limping afterward, creating a short-term health concern as the Sox head into the final four games.
- The loss dropped Chicago to 81-77 and left them one game behind the Guardians in the AL Central with the clinch still requiring one White Sox win or another Texas Rangers defeat.
- General manager Chris Getz and other front-office staff were in Kansas City for a potential celebration, and the Sox return home with Thursday’s series finale and three games against Colorado as their immediate path to clinch.