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Kansas City Royals at Chicago Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals head-to-head

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
vs
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Royals
Kansas City
5
CWS 55%45% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Chicago Chicago White Sox 55% 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% (−3)

Win probability movement

CWS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%54%49%Jun 25Jun 28

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueRate Field
Chicago, Illinois

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Chicago White Sox (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4.

Our model predicted the Chicago White Sox would win with 55% confidence, but the Royals pulled off the upset. These outcomes are what keep sports compelling -- and help our model learn.

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)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Chicago White Sox (back-to-back) vs Royals (back-to-back)

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

Royals won 4-5

Royals won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Chicago White Sox at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Chicago Chicago White Sox
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • 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

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 6/28/2026, 6:00:02 PM

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 55% win probability, while Royals has a 45% 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 Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.

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