ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at Globe Life Park in front of 31,127 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes.

The White Sox evened the three-game series after splitting the first two contests, improving to 54-47 on the season. The Rangers fell to 51-51.

Left-hander Anthony Kay delivered a quality start for Chicago, working five innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out four. He earned his seventh win against four losses. It marked his second straight victory after a 12-4 win at Toronto on July 17.

The White Sox struck first in the second inning. Braden Montgomery drew a one-out walk and scored on a line-drive single to left by Chase Meidroth. The rally ended when Andrew Benintendi grounded into a double play.

The Rangers answered in the bottom of the second. Cam Cauley, who entered the game batting .243, crushed a solo home run to right field to tie the score at 1. It was his first homer of the season.

Kay worked around a two-on, two-out jam in the third inning. After Alejandro Osuna singled and Nicky Lopez sacrificed him to second, Kay induced a groundout from Wyatt Langford and then struck out Jake Burger to end the threat.

The White Sox regained the lead in the fourth. Munetaka Murakami led off with a walk and Colson Montgomery also walked. After Braden Montgomery grounded into a force out, Meidroth delivered his second RBI single of the game, a line drive to right that scored Murakami. Benintendi followed with a single to center that drove in Braden Montgomery, making it 3-1.

The Rangers cut the deficit to one in the bottom of the fourth. Brandon Nimmo singled and Ezequiel Duran doubled to put runners at second and third. Cam Cauley was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Elias Díaz grounded into a double play that scored Nimmo, but Duran was erased at third and Díaz at first. Alejandro Osuna struck out to end the inning with the White Sox ahead 3-2.

Kay exited after five innings, having thrown 86 pitches. He allowed five hits and two walks while striking out four. The White Sox bullpen took over and did not allow a hit over the final four innings.

Chicago added an insurance run in the sixth against reliever Tyler Alexander. Braden Montgomery singled to left, Meidroth singled to center, and Benintendi singled to center to drive in Montgomery and extend the lead to 4-2. The White Sox could not add more when Edgar Quero and Tristan Peters flied out.

Meidroth had a perfect night at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. He singled in the second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings. His four-hit game raised his batting average from .276 to .291.

Jordan Hicks worked a scoreless sixth inning, allowing no hits and striking out one. Grant Taylor followed with two scoreless innings, striking out five of the six batters he faced. He retired the side in order in the seventh and eighth, fanning Nicky Lopez, Wyatt Langford and Justin Foscue in the seventh, then striking out Brandon Nimmo and Ezequiel Duran and getting Jake Burger to ground out in the eighth.

Bryan Hudson closed the door in the ninth for his fourth save of the season. He struck out Cam Cauley and Elias Díaz swinging, then got Alejandro Osuna to ground out to second to end the game.

The Rangers’ bullpen kept the game close after starter Cal Quantrill exited. Quantrill took the loss, falling to 3-3. He pitched three innings, allowing two runs on two hits with one walk and one strikeout. Robby Ahlstrom struck out two in a perfect fourth inning. Tyler Alexander allowed one run on three hits in two innings. Jacob Latz pitched a perfect seventh with one strikeout. Peyton Gray allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth but struck out one.

The White Sox offense managed seven hits, including four by Meidroth and two by Benintendi. Montgomery added a single and a walk. The Rangers totaled five hits, with singles from Osuna, Foscue, Nimmo and the double by Duran and the home run by Cauley.

The game featured a overturned call in the fifth inning when Wyatt Langford challenged a pitch result and the call was reversed, leading to a walk. Two other challenges in the game — Langford again in the fifth and Justin Foscue in the seventh — were confirmed on the field.

Chicago improved to 2-1 on its road trip after dropping the series opener 10-0 on Tuesday. The White Sox have won four of their last five games. Texas had its two-game winning streak snapped.

The White Sox return home to face the Houston Astros in a three-game series starting Friday. The Rangers remain home for a four-game set against the Seattle Mariners beginning Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago 6, Texas 5. Interstat’s ELO system had Texas with a 54.40 percent probability to win. Chicago was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total of six runs exceeded the over/under line of 8.5.