An early swing shaped the game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies. After Colorado moved ahead in the third, Randal Grichuk's homer put Chicago in front, and the White Sox held that advantage through a late challenge.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Grichuk provided the central offensive moment with his homer, while Brenton Doyle added another homer for Chicago in the same inning. Anthony Kay earned the win, and Trevor Richards supplied the key relief work before recording the save.
Jordan Beck scored on Connor Norby's sacrifice fly to put Colorado ahead in the third. Randal Grichuk then homered to left field, with Luisangel Acuña scoring, to give Chicago the lead. Brenton Doyle followed with a homer that brought Munetaka Murakami home and extended the margin.
Kyle Freeland took the loss after Colorado's early lead gave way in the third. The Rockies made a late push when Cole Carrigg homered in the eighth, but Richards and Sean Newcomb kept Chicago in control.
The White Sox extended their winning streak, while Colorado's losing streak continued. The game belonged to the early swing, followed by Chicago's late resistance.
Chicago White Sox defeated Colorado Rockies, 4-2.
- Randal Grichuk went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .287 on the season).
- Brenton Doyle went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .233 on the season).
- Cole Carrigg went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .279 on the season).
- Anthony Kay allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (10-9) (4.44 ERA).
- Kyle Freeland allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (4-12) (6.65 ERA).
- Trevor Richards allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 3.1 innings, striking out 3, and closed it out for the save (2) (3.69 ERA).
Chicago White Sox improved to 84-78; Colorado Rockies fell to 58-104.