A late rally carried the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago White Sox, with Alec Burleson's double in the sixth providing the game's defining turn.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Michael McGreevy anchored St. Louis' pitching effort, allowing the early lead to stand before Gordon Graceffo and George Soriano finished the game for the Cardinals.
Andrew Benintendi scored on Chase Meidroth's sacrifice fly in the second, putting Chicago ahead. In the sixth, Nathan Church, Masyn Winn and Iván Herrera scored on Burleson's line-drive double, giving St. Louis the lead it kept.
The White Sox received a scoreless relief appearance from Chris Murphy, but Chicago could not recover after Burleson's swing. St. Louis' bullpen held the advantage through the finish.
The game turned on a late rally rather than a steady offensive flow, leaving Chicago unable to answer after the Cardinals moved in front.
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago White Sox, 3-1.
- Alec Burleson went 1-for-3 with 1 double and 3 RBIs (batting .283 on the season).
- Tristan Peters went 1-for-4 with 1 double (batting .279 on the season).
- Andrew Benintendi went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .241 on the season).
- Michael McGreevy allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (7-9) (3.83 ERA).
- George Soriano allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (4) (4.36 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals improved to 74-76; Chicago White Sox fell to 76-73.