Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 in eleven innings at Rate Field on May 26, 2026, erasing a late deficit and pulling away in extra innings to hand Chicago a loss despite the DiamondIQ model entering the night giving the home side a 55 percent win probability.

The game turned on two pivotal swings. In the bottom of the eighth, Munetaka Murakami launched a home run off Joe Ryan that added 35.3 percent to the White Sox win probability, briefly shifting the momentum firmly toward Chicago and setting up what appeared to be a path to a regulation victory. That lead held through the ninth and tenth, where Sam Antonacci extended the home side's chances with a single off Taylor Rogers in the bottom of the tenth, adding 24.5 percent to Chicago's win probability. Minnesota, however, answered decisively in the top of the eleventh. Brooks Lee delivered a double off Tyler Davis that swung the win probability 36.4 percent in the Twins' favor, and Luke Keaschall followed with a single off Davis worth another 32.0 percent swing, effectively closing the door on the White Sox.

Lee finished as the game's most impactful offensive player at plus 41.4 percent WPA and plus 1.6 RE24, while Keaschall added 26.4 percent WPA in a complementary role at the top of the innings that mattered most. On the mound, Sean Newcomb led all pitchers at plus 16.9 percent WPA, benefiting in part from a Josh Bell double play in the top of the ninth that erased a Minnesota threat and cost the Twins 18.2 percent win probability. Anthony Banda and Joe Ryan also contributed positively in relief despite Ryan surrendering the Murakami home run. Minnesota's final line of five runs on seven hits with no errors reflected a clean, if patient, road performance.