Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 15 | 18 | 0 |
The Story
The Chicago White Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 15-2 at Rate Field on May 27, 2026, turning what began as a competitive game into a thorough dismantling by the middle innings. The DiamondIQ model's estimate opened with a 57 percent home win probability for Chicago and closed at 100 percent, a trajectory that reflected just how completely the White Sox took control as the afternoon progressed. Minnesota managed only three hits and never mounted a sustained threat, while Chicago piled up 18 hits across a game that was effectively decided before the seventh inning's five-run burst added a final exclamation point.
The decisive turning point arrived early in the second inning, when Sam Antonacci laced a single off Minnesota starter Connor Prielipp that swung win probability 8.6 percent in Chicago's favor, the single largest play of the game. Prielipp was punished repeatedly throughout his outing. Colson Montgomery's double in the third shifted the needle another 6.2 percent, and Randal Grichuk followed with a run-producing single in the fifth worth 6.5 percent. Antonacci struck again that same inning against Eric Orze, adding another 5.3 percent with a second single. The only moment Twins fans could point to as a brief flicker of opportunity was Grichuk's strikeout leading off the bottom of the first, a swing-and-miss that cost Chicago 4.9 percent and briefly kept things level before the offense took over entirely.
Antonacci finished as the game's top offensive performer, accumulating a combined 12.3 percent WPA and a RE24 of plus-4.4, numbers that underscored his outsized role in building the margin. Montgomery contributed 9.1 percent WPA, and Miguel Vargas chipped in 5.0 percent of his own. On the mound, David Sandlin was the standout, posting a plus-13.2 percent WPA to pace the pitching staff and preserve what became an overwhelming final margin. The model leans heavily on performances like Sandlin's and Antonacci's as the clearest explanations for how a modest pre-game home edge ballooned into a 13-run final.