SEATTLE – The White Sox are building a 2026 resume of persistence that pays off, and Tuesday night was a hard-fought example.
The White Sox entered the ninth inning trailing by a run, having been limited to two hits by two of the Mariners’ tough starting pitchers, but they managed a scrappy rally to eke out a 2-1 win and even the series at one game apiece in T-Mobile Park.
Facing Luis Castillo to start the ninth, Munetaka Murakami worked a walk and Miguel Vargas was hit in the hand by a pitch. Castillo struck out Colson Montgomery and the Mariners then handed the ball to their closer, Andrés Muñoz.
The White Sox executed a double steal to put pressure on Muñoz before Chase Meidroth delivered by punching a game-tying single past the drawn-in Seattle first baseman, Josh Naylor. Then, Andrew Benintendi followed with a single that popped out of Naylor’s glove, allowing Vargas to score the go-ahead run.
White Sox reliever Grant Taylor struck out the side in the ninth for the save.