Chicago White Sox top New York Yankees 2‑1 in 11 innings

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning, forcing in Chase Meidroth with the winning run as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 2-1 in an afternoon game that stretched into the evening Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The walk-off base on balls capped a tense, low-scoring affair in which both teams managed only six hits and the game remained scoreless through nine innings. The White Sox improved to 57-51, while the Yankees dropped to 61-48.

Seranthony Domínguez pitched a scoreless top of the 11th and earned the win, his fourth against three losses. Fernando Cruz took the loss for New York, falling to 4-5 after surrendering the winning run in the 11th.

The Yankees broke the deadlock in the top of the 10th. Ryan McMahon led off with a hit by pitch and was replaced on the bases by Anthony Volpe, who entered as a pinch runner. After Ali Sánchez grounded into a force out that erased McMahon, Trent Grisham lined a sharp single to center field, scoring Volpe from third and giving New York a 1-0 lead.

Chicago answered in the bottom of the 10th. With one out, Tristan Peters reached on a single and scored on Andrew Benintendi’s ground-ball single to center, knotting the game at 1-1. The White Sox then loaded the bases on a single by Edgar Quero, but Chase Meidroth grounded into an inning-ending double play.

The 11th inning began with Jasson Domínguez on second base as the automatic runner. Paul Goldschmidt flied out to right, advancing Domínguez to third, but Max Schuemann struck out and, after an intentional walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe grounded out to third to end the threat.

In the bottom half, the White Sox placed Meidroth at second as the automatic runner. After an intentional walk to Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas struck out for the first out. Sam Antonacci then singled to load the bases, and Colson Montgomery struck out for the second out. With two down, Peters worked a full-count walk from Cruz, forcing in Meidroth for the walk-off win.

The game featured a dominant start from Yankees left-hander Ryan Weathers, who worked seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four without issuing a walk. He retired 12 of the last 13 batters he faced after a first-inning double by Randal Grichuk put a runner on third with one out, but Weathers escaped unscathed.

New York had early chances but could not convert. In the first inning, Trent Grisham reached on catcher interference and Ben Rice walked, but Jasson Domínguez and Paul Goldschmidt struck out and Spencer Jones flew out. The Yankees put two on again in the fourth when Spencer Jones singled and Chisholm walked, but Anthony Volpe struck out to end the inning.

Chicago’s best chance against Weathers came in the fourth after Grichuk walked and moved to second on a groundout, but Braden Montgomery grounded out to end the inning. The White Sox also had a runner on base in the third and fifth innings, but each time Weathers worked around the traffic.

Sean Newcomb, Justin Anderson and Domínguez combined for five scoreless innings in relief for Chicago, with Domínguez picking up the win. Cruz worked the 10th and 11th for New York, allowing one earned run on two hits and two walks.

Defensive plays also shaped the outcome. In the sixth inning, Jasson Domínguez doubled but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple on a strong relay from right fielder Braden Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth to third baseman Colson Montgomery. In the seventh, Chisholm singled but was picked off first base by catcher Edgar Quero and second baseman Meidroth.

The attendance was 29,384, and the game lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Yankees a 58.40 percent probability to win. New York was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of three runs went under the over-under line of eight.