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Meidroth, Grichuk hit 3-run shots, White Sox beat Royals 14-11 to remain a game back in AL Central

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Skretta, D. (2026, September 23). Meidroth, Grichuk hit 3-run shots, White Sox beat Royals 14-11 to remain a game back in AL Central. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/meidroth-grichuk-hit-3-run-shots-white-sox-beat-royals-14-11-to-remain-a-game-back-in-al-central/article_9b065b3d-f77a-590e-8f60-36122edad8a5.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by Dave Skretta

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Chase Meidroth and Randal Grichuk each hit three-run home runs as part of their strong performances, helping the Chicago White Sox secure a 14-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Meidroth recorded five RBIs while Grichuk contributed four hits in total. Despite early struggles by starting pitcher Daniel Lynch, who allowed nine earned runs in just four innings, the game remained competitive with both teams scoring multiple home runs throughout. The win keeps the White Sox within striking distance of first place in the AL Central standings, maintaining their hope for either a division title or a wild card spot heading into their final games against Kansas City and Colorado.
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On Tuesday night, Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs, while Randal Grichuk added another three-run shot among his four hits. This helped the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 14-11 in KANSAS CITY, Mo. The win kept the White Sox within striking distance of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central standings; they remain one game behind Cleveland. Both teams will face each other again soon: the White Sox have two more games against the Royals before ending their season with three against the Colorado Rockies. Meanwhile, Anthony Kay pitched poorly for Chicago, allowing four runs and pitching into the fifth inning, while Daniel Lynch IV allowed nine earned runs in just four innings for Kansas City.

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Topics

Cleveland KANSAS CITY Mo. White Sox the White Sox

Subjects

KANSAS CITY GPE · 4× Grichuk PERSON · 3× Murakami PERSON · 3× the White Sox ORG · 3× Cleveland GPE · 2× Lynch PERSON · 2× Meidroth PERSON · 2× White Sox ORG · 2× Chase Meidroth PERSON · 1× Mo. GPE · 1×

Narrative

Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs, Randal Grichuk added a three-run shot among his four hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 14-11 on Tuesday night to stay a game behind Cleveland in the AL Central.
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2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Meidroth, Grichuk hit 3-run shots, White Sox beat Royals 14-11 to remain a game back in AL Central · assertive framing

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Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs, Randal Grichuk added a three-run shot among his four hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 14-11 on Tuesday night to stay a game behind Cleveland in the AL Central. asserted
Sox → hit → Central
The Guardians, who end the regular season with three games in Kansas City, beat the Red Sox 3-2 earlier Tuesday. asserted
who → end → Sox
Brenton Doyle and Munetaka Murakami added home runs for the White Sox, who also helped their wild-card cause should they fail to catch Cleveland. asserted
they → add → Cleveland
They have two more games against the Royals before finishing with three against last-place Colorado. asserted
They → have → Colorado
Anthony Kay had a two-run lead before he even took the mound Tuesday night, and the Chicago left-hander ended up allowing four runs while pitching into the fifth. asserted
hander → have → fifth
Noah Schultz (4-9) and the bullpen finished the game, though it wasn’t pretty — White Sox relievers coughed up three runs in the eighth and allowed Vinnie Pasquantino’s first career grand slam in the ninth. asserted
relievers → finish → ninth
He allowed a career-worst nine earned runs in just four innings for Kansas City. asserted
He → allow → City
Lynch was shaky from the start, walking Tommy Pham in the first and giving up a single to Grichuk before hitting Murakami with a 94 mph sinker. asserted
Lynch → walk → sinker
Meidroth followed with a two-run single, extending his on-base streak to 13, and the White Sox were on their way. asserted
Sox → follow → way
Doyle made it 3-0 when he sent Lynch’s first pitch of the second inning over the right-field wall. asserted
he → make → wall
But the big blow came in the third, when Grichuk doubled and Murakami walked to set up Meidroth again. asserted
Murakami → come → Meidroth
This time, the second-year second baseman hit changeup over the middle of the plate into the left-field seats to give the White Sox a 6-0 lead. asserted
baseman → hit → lead
Grichuk’s own 3-run shot in the fourth came after Miguel Vargas hit a two-out single and Pham drew his second straight walk, while Murakami added his two-run homer during a five-run seventh that effectively put the game away. asserted
that → come → game
Up next White Sox RHP Erick Fedde (8-9, 3.90 ERA) starts Wednesday night, trying to continue a September hot streak that includes a 1.57 ERA over his last six appearances. asserted
that → start → appearances
RHP Seth Lugo (7-9, 5.06) gets the start for Kansas City. asserted
Lugo → get → City
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