MLB Recap · March 29, 2026

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers: Final Score & Recap

CWS7
Final
MIL9

Line Score

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CWS421000000790
MIL20000106-9110

The Story

The Milwaukee Brewers walked off with a 9-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox on March 29, 2026, at American Family Field, erasing a deficit with a six-run eighth inning that turned what appeared to be a White Sox win into a commanding Milwaukee finish. The DiamondIQ model's estimate opened at 54 percent in favor of Milwaukee before the game and closed at 100 percent by its conclusion, reflecting just how decisively the Brewers seized control in those final competitive frames.

The pivotal moment of the game arrived in the bottom of the eighth inning when Christian Yelich connected on a home run off Seranthony Domínguez, a swing that added 62.7 percent to Milwaukee's win probability and effectively ended the contest as a competitive affair. That single at-bat represented the largest win-probability swing of the game by a wide margin. Luis Rengifo followed with a single off Domínguez that added another 18.0 percent, compounding the damage and pushing the Brewers' run total to the nine they would finish with. Chicago had built its early advantage by scoring four runs in the first inning and two more in the second, but the White Sox bullpen could not protect the lead when it mattered most.

Among individual performers, Yelich led all batters with a plus-62.7 percent WPA and a plus-3.0 RE24, making him the clear difference-maker on the night. Rengifo finished second among position players with a plus-13.5 percent WPA. On the pitching side, Anthony Kay was Milwaukee's top contributor among arms with a plus-21.8 percent WPA, followed by Trevor Megill at plus-6.3 percent and Grant Taylor at plus-3.6 percent. The DiamondIQ model leans toward the Brewers' eighth-inning construction as the defining sequence of the game.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Christian Yelich Home Run
Bot 8th · off Seranthony Domínguez
+62.7%
Luis Rengifo Single
Bot 8th · off Seranthony Domínguez
+18.0%
Brice Turang Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Anthony Kay
-12.5%
William Contreras Pop Out
Bot 8th · off Seranthony Domínguez
-11.5%
Edgar Quero Strikeout
Top 1st · off Brandon Sproat
+8.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Christian Yelich+62.7%+3.0 RE24
Luis Rengifo+13.5%+0.6 RE24
Austin Hays+7.5%-0.9 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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