The game turned on a seesaw finish, with the Chicago White Sox overcoming a late Cardinals lead when Randal Grichuk homered in the ninth to put Chicago ahead for good.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Masyn Winn sparked St. Louis early with a double that brought Nolan Gorman and Thomas Saggese home, while Kyle Leahy anchored the Cardinals with a sharp scoreless start. Leo Bernal later put St. Louis back in front with a homer.
The White Sox first pulled even in the fifth when Tristan Peters singled and Miguel Vargas scored. After Bernal's homer restored the Cardinals' lead, Grichuk's fly-ball homer to right field brought Brenton Doyle home and gave Chicago the final edge.
Riley O'Brien took the loss after allowing the White Sox's late scoring, while Jordan Hicks earned the win and Bryan Hudson recorded the save. Chicago's offense kept pressing after St. Louis had built an early advantage.
The late rally extended Chicago's winning streak and left St. Louis with a narrow home defeat. A back-and-forth game ultimately belonged to the White Sox's ninth-inning swing.
Chicago White Sox defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5.
- Randal Grichuk went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .286 on the season).
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- Nathan Church went 3-for-4 with 1 double and 1 RBI (batting .251 on the season).
- Riley O'Brien allowed 2 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and took the loss (3-8) (4.20 ERA).
- Bryan Hudson allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (8) (2.87 ERA).
- Jordan Hicks allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, to earn the win (3-2) (4.26 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals fell to 73-76; Chicago White Sox improved to 76-72.