Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
The Story
The Chicago White Sox handed the Minnesota Twins an 8-0 shutout on June 3, 2026, at Target Field, erasing the DiamondIQ model's pre-game 47 percent home win probability and driving it all the way to zero. Chicago struck early and decisively, plating four runs in the top of the first inning and adding one in the sixth before closing the game with a three-run eighth, while Minnesota managed just five hits and committed three errors against a White Sox club that played clean, error-free baseball across all nine innings.
The swing in win probability was defined as much by Minnesota's inability to generate any early threat as by Chicago's offensive outburst. Erick Fedde was the central figure of the evening, accumulating a game-high plus-32.0 percent WPA on the mound and methodically neutralizing the Twins lineup throughout his outing. Two of the biggest probability-shifting moments came at Minnesota's expense: Victor Caratini's pop out in the bottom of the second shifted win probability 8.6 percent against the Twins, and Trevor Larnach's strikeout to open the bottom of the first moved the needle another 7.9 percent, both off Fedde. On the Chicago side, Taj Bradley struggled to keep the White Sox in check, as a Drew Romo flyout in the top of the first added 6.7 percent to Chicago's win probability and a Colson Montgomery lineout in the second contributed another 6.1 percent, reflecting how consistently the White Sox created pressure even on outs.
Among Chicago's position players, Colson Montgomery led all batters with a plus-3.0 percent WPA, though his RE24 of negative-3.1 reflected some stranded opportunity. Sam Antonacci contributed a solid plus-2.6 percent WPA alongside a positive 1.9 RE24, indicating his plate appearances translated into tangible run-expectancy gains, and Jacob Gonzalez added plus-1.8 percent WPA with a 1.1 RE24. Grant Taylor backed Fedde with a plus-4.1 percent WPA out of the bullpen as Chicago completed a dominant road shutout.