CHICAGO – Jacob Gonzalez’s single off John Schreiber scored Colson Montgomery with the walk-off game-winner, as the White Sox rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Royals Saturday afternoon at Rate Field. The White Sox raised their record to 24-5 in the last 29 games at home and 4-1 on this homestand.
At the halfway point of the 2026 season, the White Sox lead the American League Central and have a 43-38 record.
Colson Montgomery started the inning with a single to left, followed by Chase Meidroth’s ground-ball single to left. Braden Montgomery loaded the bases with nobody out on a bunt single.
It was their defense in the seventh and a little help from the Royals that made this win possible.
With one out and runners on first and third in the seventh, Nick Loftin laid down what looked to be a safety squeeze against Sean Newcomb. The bunt was right back to the mound, but Newcomb grabbed the ball with his glove and flipped to catcher Drew Romo to nail Tyler Tolbert at the plate.
Carter Jensen followed with a bases-loaded single to right fielder Braden Montgomery with two outs to score the game’s first run. But Loftin broke for home after initially stopping at third on Jensen’s hard hit connection and was thrown out trying to go back to third.
Braden Montgomery’s fielder’s choice grounder scored Luisangel Acuña with the tying run in the bottom of the seventh.