CWS 3, STL 7 | Sep 11, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 12, 2026•Busch Stadium•75°F, Overcast

CWS

White Sox

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Gordon Graceffo

LOSS

Anthony Kay

The Cardinals defeated the White Sox 7-3.

★Chase Meidroth2 HR, 2 RBI

★Joshua Báez3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Leo Bernal3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Leo Bernal singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Joshua Báez scores.

Weather: 75°F, OvercastWind: 6 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 30,274Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Edwin Jimenez

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93.7%B

10 missed calls

+5.5% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

STL WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	0
STL	1	1	1	0	3	0	1

Game 823012 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase Meidroth2B	4	2	2	2	1	1	.269/.345/.402	103.9	.676	.1185
Munetaka Murakami1B	1	0	0	1	0	0	.207/.345/.474	66.1	.266	.239
Miguel Vargas3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.247/.357/.474	104.3	.351	.484
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	0	0	1	3	.208/.288/.429	94.4	.020	.023
Andrew BenintendiPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.303/.420	95.4	.011	.015
Tristan PetersCF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.279/.345/.464	87	.075	.068
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.217/.312/.349	108.5	.289	.471
Sam AntonacciLF	1	1	1	0	0	0	.267/.365/.389	68.8	.969	.872
Kyle TeelC	2	0	2	0	0	0	.213/.284/.388	105	.673	.614
Bench
Randal GrichukLF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.287/.316/.561	104.7	.566	.553
Edgar QueroDH	2	0	0	0	1	0	.203/.284/.257
Totals	34	3	9	3	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Meidroth (1st off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out); Meidroth (3rd off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Grichuk

TB:16

RBI:Murakami; Meidroth 2

SB:Vargas

CS:Doyle

Team LOB:12

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
José FermínLF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.242/.301/.351	99.9	.275

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony KayL	4.0	5	3	3	1	2	67-38	88.3	4.53
Trevor Richards	2.0	5	3	3	1	2	49-31	86.7	3.61
Tyler Schweitzer	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	26-20	90.9	3.13
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	2	5	142-89	-	-

HBP:Herrera (by Kay)

Pitches-strikes:Kay 67-38; Richards 49-31; Schweitzer 26-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Kay 4-6; Richards 1-2; Schweitzer 2-2

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew Liberatore	4.1	6	2	2	3	2	2	72-43	86.4	5.53

Game Notes

📺

T5Replay review: Leo Bernal challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Colson Montgomery walks.

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B7Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Joshua Báez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

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T5Passed ball

Top 1 • CWS

1-0

Chase Meidroth homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 398 ftLA: 27°

Bot 1 • STL

1-1

Alec Burleson doubles (35) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 112.0 mph209 ftLA: 11°

Bot 2 • STL

1-2

Masyn Winn grounds into a force out, third baseman Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Leo Bernal scores. Thomas Saggese out at 2nd. Masyn Winn to 1st.

EV: 92.5 mph9 ftLA: -20°

Top 3 • CWS

2-2

Chase Meidroth homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 391 ftLA: 26°

Bot 3 • STL

2-3

Joshua Báez singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Jordan Walker scores. Joshua Báez to 2nd.

EV: 78.1 mph175 ftLA: 14°

Bot 5 • STL

2-4

Alec Burleson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Jordan Walker scores.

EV: 102.3 mph129 ftLA: 7°

2-5

Joshua Báez doubles (6) on a fly ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 95.5 mph349 ftLA: 29°

2-6

Leo Bernal singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Joshua Báez scores.

EV: 102.3 mph207 ftLA: 8°

Bot 7 • STL

2-7

Leo Bernal singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Joshua Báez scores.

EV: 95.7 mph173 ftLA: 11°

Top 8 • CWS

3-7

Munetaka Murakami grounds into a force out, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Masyn Winn. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel out at 2nd. Munetaka Murakami to 1st.

EV: 66.1 mph3 ftLA: -59°

HBP:Quero (by Graceffo); Antonacci (by Bruihl)

Inherited runners-scored:Graceffo 1-0; Stanek 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 72-43; Graceffo 15-7; Gastelum 24-15; Bruihl 21-14; Stanek 12-9; O'Brien 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 5-4; Graceffo 1-0; Gastelum 1-1; Bruihl 0-2; Stanek 2-0; O'Brien 1-1

Bench
Jordan WalkerRF	4	2	2	0	0	0	.283/.338/.491	115.4	.390	.369
Joshua BáezLF	4	2	3	2	0	1	.261/.313/.580	111.5	.588	.804
Matthew LiberatoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis GastelumP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin BruihlP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-