Sunday, September 13, 2026
Chicago White Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
CWS
Chicago White Sox
75-73 · W1
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
71-78 · L1
St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago White Sox 3-1 at Busch Stadium. Michael McGreevy earned the win; David Sandlin took the loss. George Soriano recorded the save.
The Cardinals beat the White Sox 3-1 at Busch Stadium, erasing a one-run deficit with a three-run sixth inning. Michael McGreevy earned the win with six innings of one-run ball, striking out six on 90 pitches. His ERA now sits at 3.83. David Sandlin took the loss despite 5.2 scoreless frames, fanning five on 70 pitches before departing with a 5.64 ERA. Alec Burleson supplied all the offense St. Louis needed. His sixth-inning double to right plated Nathan Church, Masyn Winn, and Iván Herrera, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. Burleson finished 1-for-3 with three RBI and his 36th double of the season. The White Sox scratched their lone run in the second when Chase Meidroth lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Andrew Benintendi. Church went 2-for-3 with a double and a run for the Cardinals. The NRFI model leaned neutral, and it missed when the White Sox scored in the first inning. Both starters hit their K totals: Sandlin five, McGreevy six.
Michael McGreevy scattered one earned run over six innings and struck out six on 90 pitches, lowering his ERA to 3.83.
Alec Burleson's three-run double in the sixth drove in Nathan Church, Masyn Winn, and Iván Herrera and accounted for all of St. Louis's offense.
David Sandlin gave up no earned runs over 5.2 innings with five strikeouts but left with the loss after the Cardinals erupted in the sixth.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Chase Meidroth out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Andrew Benintendi scores.
Alec Burleson doubles (36) on a line drive to right fielder Tristan Peters. Nathan Church scores. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera scores.
Key Performers
Alec Burleson
STL
1-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Chase Meidroth
CWS
0-2, 1 RBI
Nathan Church
STL
2-3, 1 2B, 1 R
Tristan Peters
CWS
1-4, 1 2B
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Torres LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Thomas Saggese 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ramón Urías 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leo Bernal DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Iván Herrera C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandlin (L, 2-2) | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70-47 | 5.64 |
| Murphy, C (BS, 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33-18 | 3.94 |
| Richards, T | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.56 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGreevy (W, 7-9) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 90-53 | 3.83 |
| Graceffo (H, 7) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26-18 | 2.61 |
| Soriano, G (S, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-16 | 4.36 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |