Photos: Chicago White Sox 22, Kansas City Royals 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cSpecial,\u201d manager Will Venable said. \u201cIt was a special night. Really good stuff up and down the lineup. Everyone contributed, the guys off the bench did a nice job. As good as our offense was, I thought our pitching was great too.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sox hit five home runs while reclaiming sole possession of first place in the American League Central with the win and the Cleveland Guardians\u2019 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox. They also scored 22 runs in a 22-13 win in Boston on May 31, 1970. The team\u2019s highest-scoring game came on April 23, 1955, a 29-6 win at the Kansas City Athletics.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d center fielder Tristan Peters said. \u201cIt\u2019s a ton of fun when everybody is doing well and seeing the ball well.\u201d<\/p>\n There was no score Friday until the third, when the Sox broke loose with 10 runs, their biggest inning\u00a0since they scored 11 in the second inning<\/a> on May 7, 2023, in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n The rally in Friday\u2019s third inning began with a one-out walk by Jacob Gonzalez. He advanced to third on a Sam Antonacci single.<\/p>\n Miguel Vargas then hit a 1-1 cutter from Mitch Spence over the left-field wall for his 18th home run of the season to give the Sox a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n Kyle Teel walked and then Andrew Benintendi doubled. With two outs, Chase Meidroth reached on an infield hit, scoring Teel to make it 4-0.<\/p>\n Braden Montgomery walked and Peters followed with a two-run single, stretching the lead to 6-0.<\/p>\n Gonzalez then hit a three-run home run, extending the lead to 9-0.<\/p>\n The Sox weren\u2019t done. Far from it.<\/p>\n Antonacci singled and scored on a Vargas double, giving the Sox a 10-0 lead. Spence, who followed opener Steven Cruz, allowed 10 runs on eight hits in 1 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n \u201cJust guys passing the baton,\u201d Venable said of the third inning. \u201cJust one good at-bat after the other and pretty quickly you have a special inning.\u201d<\/p>\n The 10 runs topped the team\u2019s previous high for an inning this season of nine in the fourth inning on May 22 in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n The slugging continued for the Sox. Benintendi hit a solo home run in the fourth against Beck Way, and Teel had a two-run shot in the fifth against Lucas Erceg. It was Teel\u2019s first home run of the season after being reinstated from the injured list<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n Peters connected for a grand slam in the sixth against John Schreiber, making it 17-1.<\/p>\n \u201cMy goal in that at-bat was to, especially on the first pitch, just hit it as hard as I could and that\u2019s what I tried to do and I did it,\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n Peters drove in six, Vargas and Gonzalez each knocked in five and Meidroth had four hits.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was really cool getting to see everyone hit,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cNot only that but we held them to one run. Pitching was great. (Starter David) Sandlin had the one inning where he gave up a run (in the fourth), but even then he got himself out of it which was huge.<\/p>\n \u201cJust a complete game today.\u201d<\/p>\n The 23 hits were the most for the Sox since Sept. 14, 2017, when they had 25 in Detroit.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Meidroth said. \u201cWe all know how hard this game is. When everyone is getting theirs, it\u2019s not every day that happens. It\u2019s awesome that everyone could get a swing off today.<\/p>\n \u201cOur pitchers did amazing again. Sandlin setting the tone was huge. \u2026 All-around good night.\u201d<\/p>\n Sandlin, called up from Triple-A Charlotte before the game, benefited from the offensive outburst. He allowed one run on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks in six innings.<\/p>\n![\"White](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782540918_998_CTC-WHITE-SOX-ROYALS-062626-18.jpg\")
White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas swings for a three-run home run against the Royals in the third inning on June 26, 2026, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CTC-WHITE-SOX-ROYALS-062626-49.jpg\")
A video board shows a 22-1 White Sox lead in the ninth inning against the Royals on June 26, 2026, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n