CWS 6, STL 5 | Sep 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 12, 2026•Busch Stadium•88°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Jordan Hicks

LOSS

Riley O'Brien

SAVE

Bryan Hudson

The White Sox edged the Cardinals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nathan Church3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Leo Bernal homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 88°F, ClearWind: 5 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:11Att: 40,387Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Alfonso Márquez

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92.3%B

15 missed calls

+7.5% CWS

+0.18 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinCWS Win

Team	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

Game 823009 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jake RogersC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.280/.297	-	-	-
Brenton DoyleCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214/.265/.301	-	-	-
Miguel Vargas3B	5	1	1	0	0	3	.247/.356/.471	94.7	.456	.478
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	1	1	1	1	2	.207/.346/.472	104.6	.475	.475
Randal GrichukDH	4	1	1	2	0	2	.286/.315/.568	96.6	.173	.273
Tristan PetersLF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.279/.345/.462	99.5	.197	.208
Chase Meidroth2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.268/.345/.400	94.4	.208	.250
Luisangel AcuñaSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235/.266/.270	-	-	-
Braden MontgomeryRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.215/.311/.345	94.3	.162	.150
Bench
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.269/.367/.390	95.8	.484	.450
Kyle TeelC	3	1	0	0	2	2	.205/.290/.373
Totals	32	6	6	5	7	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Grichuk (9th off O'Brien, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:9

RBI:Peters; Grichuk 2; Murakami; Montgomery

SB:Acuña; Doyle

GIDP:Grichuk

Team LOB:9

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
José FermínLF	2	0	0	1	2	2	.240/.303/.349	87.3	-

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sean Newcomb	1.1	1	1	1	1	4	0	29-18	91.9	2.77
Luis Castillo	2.2	4	3	3	3	2	0	61-33	89.4	5.67
Hagen Smith	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	21-13	89.7	0.45
Grant Taylor	1.2	3	1	1	1	3	1	38-26	93.1	2.23
Jordan HicksW	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-6	97.7	4.26
Bryan HudsonS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	82.6	2.87
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	6	13	1	173-106	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Castillo 1-1; Hicks 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Newcomb 29-18; Castillo 61-33; Smith 21-13; Taylor 38-26; Hicks 10-6; Hudson 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Newcomb 0-0; Castillo 1-5; Smith 2-1; Taylor 0-2; Hicks 0-1; Hudson 1-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Leahy	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	38-26	90.7	3.33

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes.

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T4Replay review: Leo Bernal challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Leo Bernal challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas called out on strikes.

Bot 2 • STL

0-2

Masyn Winn doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Nolan Gorman scores. Thomas Saggese scores.

EV: 99.2 mph24 ftLA: -5°

0-3

José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Masyn Winn scores.

EV: 86.3 mph297 ftLA: 23°

Top 4 • CWS

1-3

Colson Montgomery walks. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

Bot 4 • STL

1-4

Nathan Church doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 100.9 mph345 ftLA: 23°

Top 5 • CWS

4-4

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.

EV: 99.5 mph324 ftLA: 18°

3-4

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.

EV: 85.1 mph11 ftLA: -12°

2-4

Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.

Bot 8 • STL

4-5

Leo Bernal homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.2 mph💣 421 ftLA: 23°

Top 9 • CWS

6-5

Randal Grichuk homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Brenton Doyle scores.

EV: 96.6 mph💣 358 ftLA: 31°

HBP:Peters (by Hjerpe); Antonacci (by Hjerpe); Montgomery (by Bruihl)

Inherited runners-scored:Gastelum 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Leahy 38-26; Hjerpe 52-25; Gastelum 10-6; Bruihl 12-7; Stanek 10-8; Soriano 20-10; O'Brien 21-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Leahy 4-1; Hjerpe 0-0; Gastelum 1-1; Bruihl 2-0; Stanek 1-1; Soriano 1-1; O'Brien 1-0

Bench
Joshua BáezRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.300/.554	101.7	.227	.242
Nolan Gorman3B	3	2	1	0	1	2	.189/.268/.321	75.8	.994	.896
Kyle LeahyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cooper HjerpeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis GastelumP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin BruihlP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
George SorianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-