Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox

CIN 9 — 8 CWS
Final — 2026-08-13
MVP: Sal Stewart 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago White Sox 9-8. Sal Stewart led the way with 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB. Tejay Antone earned the win and Erick Fedde took the loss. Julian Garcia recorded the save.

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CIN 301401000 980
CWS 130010021 8121
WP Tejay Antone (2-0)
LP Erick Fedde (6-8)
SV Julian Garcia (2)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Stewart homered to left (419 feet). (1-0)
Top 1: Suárez homered to left (359 feet), Stephenson scored. (3-0)
Bot 1: Grichuk doubled to left, Meidroth scored. (3-1)
Bot 2: Meidroth hit a ground rule double, Antonacci scored, Acuña to third. (3-2)
Bot 2: Grichuk doubled to right, Acuña scored and Meidroth scored. (3-4)
Top 3: Suárez hit sacrifice fly to center, Stewart scored. (4-4)
Top 4: Stewart singled to right, Hayes scored, De La Cruz to second. (5-4)
Top 4: Stephenson homered to left center (393 feet), De La Cruz scored and Stewart scored. (8-4)
Bot 5: Quero singled to left, B. Montgomery scored, Doyle to second. (8-5)
Top 6: Suárez hit by pitch, Stewart scored, Stephenson to second, Bleday to third. (9-5)
Bot 8: Benintendi singled to right, Antonacci scored and Quero scored, Meidroth to third. (9-7)
Bot 9: Quero singled to right, B. Montgomery scored. (9-8)

CIN — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
De La Cruz SS4110000120 .268.349.489.838
Stewart 1B3420012110 .259.337.480.817
Bleday RF4000000100 .218.332.445.777
Stephenson C3220013100 .252.336.421.757
Suarez DH3110014000 .205.285.420.705
Myers CF3010000211 .255.356.348.704
Rodriguez RF5000000000 .087.192.130.322
McLain 2B5000000020 .191.291.337.628
Hayes 3B4110000000 .140.192.234.426
Friedl LF0000000000 .163.248.244.492

CWS — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Meidroth SS3222001210 .279.356.418.774
Grichuk DH3022003000 .267.296.522.818
Vargas 1B5000000010 .232.338.467.805
Montgomery RF2200000320 .228.323.365.688
Doyle CF4010000010 .225.286.310.596
Montgomery 3B5000000000 .212.293.435.728
Quero C5130002000 .208.279.262.541
Antonacci 2B5220000020 .280.368.409.777
Acuna SS2110000010 .240.269.273.542
Peters LF2000000020 .263.327.411.738
Benintendi DH2010002010 .245.306.425.731
Murakami PH1000000010 .234.367.531.898
Romo PR0000000000 .136.215.293.508

CIN — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Abbott 4.1755330 93-55 4.131.41
Burke 0.2100010 12-7 2.761.24
Antone 1.0000030 16-11 2.771.05W, 2-0
Mey 1.0000020 12-8 4.401.33
Moll 0.2322110 26-14 4.501.48
Johnson 0.1000010 9-6 4.631.29
Garcia 1.0111110 23-11 3.281.01S, 2

CWS — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Martin 2.0243132 35-21 4.321.33
Fedde 3.0544211 51-30 4.511.41L, 6-8
McDougal 0.1011300 25-8 27.009.00
Richards 2.2100020 28-21 3.251.08
Hicks 1.0000000 13-8 3.341.49

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois (17,013)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Alan Porter, First Base Umpire: Alex Mackay, Second Base Umpire: Roberto Ortiz, Third Base Umpire: Jim Wolf

Broadcast: CHSN | RDTV

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