Phillies Edge White Sox 8‑6 in Back-and-Forth Contest
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Citizens Bank Park before 43,232 fans in 2:47.
Chicago struck first with two runs in the second inning on Luisangel Acuña’s RBI double and Tristan Peters’ run-scoring single. Philadelphia answered with five runs in the bottom half, highlighted by Brandon Marsh’s two-run homer and Alec Bohm’s two-run double. The White Sox chipped away with single runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings before tying the game at 6-6 in the seventh on Colson Montgomery’s RBI single. The Phillies regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh on Edmundo Sosa’s sacrifice fly.
Randal Grichuk led Chicago with two home runs and two RBIs. Jonathan Bowlan (2-0) earned the win, Bryan Hudson (3-2) took the loss, and Jhoan Duran recorded his 15th save. Philadelphia improved to 34-29; Chicago fell to 33-30.