Chicago White Sox at San Francisco Giants: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 11 | 0 |
The Story
The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-5 at Oracle Park on May 24, 2026, turning what the DiamondIQ model opened as a near coin-flip — a 45 percent pre-game home win probability — into a wire-to-wire statement by game's end. San Francisco jumped on the board in the first inning with two runs and never relinquished the lead, building their advantage through a decisive fifth inning that effectively closed the door on Chicago.
The game's two most consequential swings came in the middle innings. Casey Schmitt connected on a home run off Noah Schultz in the bottom of the third, a blow that shifted the DiamondIQ model's estimate by plus 15.9 percentage points in San Francisco's favor. The Giants then put the game away in the bottom of the fifth when Rafael Devers launched a home run off Grant Taylor, swinging the win probability another plus 19.0 points toward the home side. That inning was the pivotal sequence of the night, as San Francisco scored four runs in the frame while Chicago managed only a walk by Sam Antonacci — itself a plus 9.1 percent swing — as the lone bright spot in a stretch where the White Sox offense went largely quiet. Willy Adames added a double off Schultz in that same fifth inning for a plus 7.4 percent contribution. On the other side, Luisangel Acuna's groundout in the top of the second against Robbie Ray was the game's most damaging negative swing for Chicago, costing the White Sox 7.9 percentage points of win probability.
Schmitt finished as the game's top performer by WPA at plus 23.8 percent to go with a RE24 of plus 2.4, while Devers posted plus 20.3 percent WPA and a RE24 of plus 2.9. Miguel Vargas also contributed meaningfully at plus 14.2 percent WPA and plus 1.5 RE24. On the pitching side, Erik Miller led San Francisco's relievers with plus 4.5 percent WPA, followed by Caleb Kilian at plus 2.4 percent. The Giants collected 11 hits against Chicago's four and committed no errors, finishing a clean and efficient victory by nearly every measure available.