Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox handed the New York Yankees a 6-5 defeat at Yankee Stadium on June 8, 2023, overcoming a pre-game DiamondIQ model estimate that placed the home side as 66% favorites. The White Sox scored in bunches, plating two in the second, two more in the third, and a decisive pair in the seventh, while the Yankees countered with two in the second, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth but never managed to retake the lead for good.

The two most consequential swings of the game came from opposite dugouts. Eloy Jiménez delivered the biggest single play of the night, connecting for a seventh-inning home run off Michael King that shifted win probability by 21.4 points in Chicago's favor. Earlier, Willie Calhoun had kept the Yankees within striking distance with a fourth-inning home run off Lance Lynn worth 20.2 points of win probability for New York. Calhoun ultimately finished as the game's top batter by WPA at plus-24.9%, with a RE24 of plus-2.3, while Luis Robert Jr. contributed plus-17.1% WPA and Jiménez added plus-15.3%. In the ninth, Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled off Kendall Graveman to generate a 12.8-point swing for the Yankees, but Gleyber Torres followed with a pop out that represented a 16.6-point collapse in New York's chances, effectively sealing the game.

On the mound, Reynaldo López was the standout performer among pitchers, posting a plus-23.3% WPA, with Joe Kelly adding plus-9.7% and Wandy Peralta contributing plus-5.4% as the White Sox bullpen held the Yankees scoreless over the final three frames. The DiamondIQ model's estimate bottomed out at 0% for New York by game's end, a stark turnaround from the 66% pre-game probability that had favored the Yankees on their home field.