Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 12-2 at Yankee Stadium on June 16, 2026, turning what opened as a competitive game into a decisive blowout by the middle innings. The DiamondIQ model entered the night with a 62 percent home win probability favoring New York, and that figure climbed steadily toward its final reading of 100 percent as the Yankees stacked runs through the third and fourth frames against White Sox starter Davis Martin.

Martin bore the brunt of the damage across the game's most pivotal sequence. Spencer Jones delivered the first major blow with a home run in the bottom of the second that added 7.8 percent to New York's win probability, and the third inning proved even more damaging. Cody Bellinger's single in that frame registered the single largest win-probability swing of the night at plus 8.7 percent, while a J.C. Escarra double added another 6.4 percent and an Anthony Volpe single contributed 6.0 percent, all off Martin. Ben Rice then connected for a home run in the fourth inning for an additional 6.2 percent swing, effectively closing the door on any Chicago recovery. The Yankees scored four runs in the third and six more in the fourth, building a lead Chicago never threatened.

By individual contribution, Jones finished as the game's most impactful offensive performer with a cumulative WPA of plus 13.7 percent and an RE24 of plus 1.9, followed by Rice at plus 8.9 percent WPA and plus 1.7 RE24, and Bellinger at plus 8.5 percent WPA and plus 1.2 RE24. On the mound, Gerrit Cole led New York's pitching staff with a WPA of plus 2.4 percent. The final line told the full story: New York collected 16 hits without committing an error, while Chicago managed just four hits and was tagged with one miscue in a loss that was never particularly close once the middle innings arrived.