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Kansas City Royals at Chicago Chicago White Sox

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
vs
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Royals
Kansas City
4
CWS 56%44% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Chicago Chicago White Sox 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Chicago White Sox:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CWS 52% (−4)

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VenueCamelback Ranch - Glendale
Phoenix, Arizona

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Chicago White Sox (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Royals 5-4.

Our model predicted the Chicago White Sox would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Chicago White Sox and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available
  • Injuries was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar injury situations: Chicago White Sox (0 out) vs Royals (0 out)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Chicago White Sox won 5-4

Chicago White Sox won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Chicago White Sox at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Chicago Chicago White Sox
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

KC
CWS
Home Field Advantage
Favours KC|Favours CWS

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Understanding the win probability calculation

2 factors not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/8/2026, 8:45:01 AM

Key Players

Royals

Michael WachaSP
Stephen KolekSP
Randy DobnakSP
Seth LugoSP
Noah CameronSP

Chicago White Sox

David SandlinSP
Davis MartinSP
Anthony KaySP
Erick FeddeSP
Sean BurkeSP

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Chicago White Sox has a 56% win probability, while Royals has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Camelback Ranch - Glendale in Phoenix, Arizona.

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