Saturday, September 12, 2026
Chicago White Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
CWS
Chicago White Sox
74-73 · L4
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
71-77 · W1
Chicago White Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 at Busch Stadium. Jordan Hicks earned the win; Riley O'Brien took the loss. Bryan Hudson recorded the save.
The Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 at Busch Stadium, rallying on a two-run homer from Randal Grichuk in the top of the ninth. Jordan Hicks earned the win, Riley O'Brien the loss, and Bryan Hudson notched the save. Sean Newcomb struck out four for Chicago. Leahy also punched out four for St. Louis. Both totals matched their model projections. Grichuk's ninth-inning blast to right field plated Brenton Doyle and broke a 4-4 tie. The Cardinals had led 3-0 after Masyn Winn's two-run double and sacrifice fly drove home three in the second. Chicago clawed back with four runs across the fourth and fifth, capped by Tristan Peters' RBI single that scored Miguel Vargas. Leo Bernal's solo shot in the eighth pulled St. Louis within one before Grichuk answered. The model leaned NRFI. The first inning had scoring, and that lean missed. Both K projections hit the number exactly: Newcomb at four, Leahy at four.
Randal Grichuk finished 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and the decisive ninth-inning swing that put Chicago ahead 6-4.
Masyn Winn went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in two runs in the second inning to stake St. Louis to an early 3-0 lead.
Both strikeout projections landed on the mark, with Sean Newcomb and Leahy each recording exactly four punchouts.
The NRFI lean failed when the first inning produced scoring, missing the model's projected outcome.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Masyn Winn doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Nolan Gorman scores. Thomas Saggese scores.
José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Masyn Winn scores.
Colson Montgomery walks. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
Nathan Church doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Nolan Gorman scores.
Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.
Randal Grichuk grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami out at 2nd. Randal Grichuk out at 1st.
Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Miguel Vargas scores. Tristan Peters out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
Leo Bernal homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
Randal Grichuk homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Brenton Doyle scores.
Key Performers
Randal Grichuk
CWS
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Leo Bernal
STL
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Masyn Winn
STL
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Nathan Church
STL
3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jake Rogers C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Fermín LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Thomas Saggese 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ramón Urías 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joshua Báez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomb, S | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29-18 | 2.77 |
| Castillo, L | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 61-33 | 5.67 |
| Smith, H | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21-13 | 0.45 |
| Taylor, G | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38-26 | 2.23 |
| Hicks, J (W, 3-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.26 |
| Hudson, B (S, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 2.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38-26 | 3.33 |
| Hjerpe | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 52-25 | 7.20 |
| Gastelum, L (BS, 2) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.50 |
| Bruihl | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-7 | 3.59 |
| Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-8 | 4.27 |
| Soriano, G | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20-10 | 4.43 |
| O'Brien (L, 3-8)(BS, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21-13 | 4.20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 |