Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox walked off the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in ten innings on June 9, 2026, at Rate Field, completing a comeback that the DiamondIQ model's estimate had pinned as a long shot from the start, with the White Sox entering at just a 39 percent pre-game win probability.

Atlanta held a 4-2 lead through nine innings and appeared to extend its cushion in the top of the tenth when Mauricio Dubón delivered a single off Grant Taylor that shifted win probability 31.3 percent toward the Braves, pushing them to the brink of closing out the game. Mike Yastrzemski followed with a flyout that further widened Atlanta's window, adding another 21.1 percent in win probability in the Braves' favor. However, Austin Riley hit into a fielders choice out that trimmed 15.1 percent back off Atlanta's edge and left the door open. The White Sox then handed the game to Braden Montgomery, who crushed a walk-off home run off Raisel Iglesias in the bottom of the tenth, a single swing that flipped 82.3 percent in win probability and delivered Chicago the win.

Montgomery was the decisive figure by every measure, finishing with a WPA of plus 76.8 percent and an RE24 of plus 1.5 to lead all position players. Dubón contributed meaningfully across the game with a WPA of plus 25.3 percent and a 1.0 RE24. On the pitching side, Dylan Dodd led Chicago's staff with a WPA of plus 15.7 percent, followed by Tyler Davis at plus 14.4 percent and Robert Suarez at plus 10.9 percent. Miguel Vargas provided an earlier spark with a third-inning home run off Grant Holmes that added 15.1 percent in win probability. Atlanta outhit Chicago 12 to 9 but committed no errors while the White Sox made two, yet it was Chicago that ultimately converted its opportunities when the game was on the line.