Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on June 20, 2023, at Guaranteed Rate Field. The DiamondIQ model's estimate gave the White Sox just a 35 percent chance of winning before first pitch, a number that climbed slowly before a dramatic late sequence pushed it to 100 percent by game's end.

The evening's most pivotal sequence began in the top of the eighth, when Rangers shortstop Corey Seager doubled off Aaron Bummer, a swing that shifted win probability by plus-34.4 percent in Texas's favor and gave the Rangers what appeared to be a commanding cushion. Seager had already done significant damage earlier, connecting for a double off Dylan Cease in the top of the fifth for a plus-16.0 percent swing, and his total contributions of plus-62.0 percent WPA and plus-4.1 RE24 made him the night's most impactful individual performer by a wide margin. Marcus Semien's walk off Keynan Middleton in the seventh, worth plus-14.1 percent, helped Texas push across two more runs in that frame to build their lead heading to the final two innings.

Chicago answered decisively in the bottom of the eighth against Rangers reliever Grant Anderson. Elvis Andrus delivered a single worth plus-29.8 percent in win probability, and Zach Remillard followed with a single of his own at plus-23.3 percent, the two hits combining to fuel a three-run rally that gave the White Sox the lead for good. Andrus finished with plus-37.6 percent WPA and plus-2.0 RE24, while Remillard contributed plus-30.7 percent WPA on the night. On the pitching side, Gregory Santos led Chicago's staff with plus-21.1 percent WPA, with Cease adding plus-17.9 percent and Kendall Graveman contributing plus-15.2 percent in the White Sox bullpen effort that secured the one-run victory.