MLB Recap · July 19, 2026

Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays: Final Score & Recap

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The Story

The Chicago White Sox blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 at Rogers Centre on July 19, 2026, holding a Toronto offense that entered with a 47 percent win probability according to the DiamondIQ model to zero runs on four hits. Sean Burke was the story on the mound, generating a game-high 31.2 percent win probability added for Chicago's pitching staff, with Bryan Hudson adding 8.0 percent and Mason Fluharty contributing 2.7 percent in relief. The Blue Jays finished with no runs, four hits, and no errors, while Chicago scattered six hits and committed no errors of their own.

The decisive sequence came in the sixth inning against Toronto starter Trey Yesavage, when Colson Montgomery delivered the game's single most impactful swing, a home run that shifted win probability by 13.5 percent in Chicago's favor. Braden Montgomery followed with a single that added another 8.0 percent, turning a tight one-run contest into a commanding three-run lead. Montgomery had already dented Yesavage in the fourth with a single worth 5.0 percent win probability, making Yesavage the common thread across the game's three most damaging at-bats. Colson Montgomery finished as the game's top offensive performer with a combined 17.1 percent win probability added and a RE24 of plus-1.1, while Braden Montgomery posted 8.7 percent WPA and Andrew Benintendi contributed 5.2 percent WPA.

Toronto's best chance at a rally came in the ninth against Grant Taylor, when Ernie Clement singled to add 4.6 percent to the Blue Jays' win probability. That momentum evaporated immediately when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lined out, a play that swung 4.5 percent back toward Chicago and effectively ended any realistic path to a comeback. The DiamondIQ model's estimate of Toronto's win probability finished at zero percent.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 47.4% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Colson Montgomery Home Run
Top 6th · off Trey Yesavage
+13.5%
Top 6th · off Trey Yesavage
+8.0%
Top 4th · off Trey Yesavage
+5.0%
Ernie Clement Single
Bot 9th · off Grant Taylor
+4.6%
Bot 9th · off Grant Taylor
-4.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Colson Montgomery+17.1%+1.1 RE24
Braden Montgomery+8.7%+0.5 RE24
Andrew Benintendi+5.2%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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