MLB Recap · July 20, 2026

Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers: Final Score & Recap

CWS10
Final
TEX3

Line Score

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TEX110000100370

The Story

The Chicago White Sox rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on July 20, 2026, a result that left the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Texas win at exactly 0% by game's end, down from an even 50% at first pitch. Chicago put up runs in the third, fifth, and ninth innings while holding the Rangers to three scattered tallies, finishing with 13 hits against no errors compared to Texas's 7 hits and clean fielding as well.

The decisive sequence came in the top of the fifth inning, where the White Sox blew the game open against Jacob deGrom. Andrew Benintendi delivered the most consequential blow of the night, a double that shifted win probability 29.4 percentage points in Chicago's favor and stands as the single largest swing play of the game. Sam Antonacci followed with a single that added another 10.5 percentage points, extending what became a four-run frame. The rally was not without resistance — Colson Montgomery's strikeout against deGrom cost Chicago 9.2 percentage points of win probability — but the damage was done. Earlier, in the third, Miguel Vargas had set the tone with a double off deGrom that moved the needle 10.6 points. Jake Burger added a solo home run off Seranthony Domínguez in the bottom of the seventh for Texas, a swing worth plus-11.9 percentage points for the Rangers, but it amounted to little more than cosmetic damage against a comfortable Chicago lead.

Benintendi finished as the top performer by WPA at plus-25.5 with a RE24 of plus-1.7, while Vargas posted plus-19.0 WPA and a RE24 of plus-1.9. Antonacci contributed plus-11.7 WPA and plus-1.1 RE24. On the mound, Sean Newcomb led Chicago's pitching staff with plus-13.3 WPA, supported by Chris Murphy at plus-8.6 and Robby Ahlstrom at plus-3.4 as the White Sox arms held Texas to three runs across nine innings.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 50.5% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Top 5th · off Jacob deGrom
+29.4%
Jake Burger Home Run
Bot 7th · off Seranthony Domínguez
+11.9%
Miguel Vargas Double
Top 3rd · off Jacob deGrom
+10.6%
Sam Antonacci Single
Top 5th · off Jacob deGrom
+10.5%
Colson Montgomery Strikeout
Top 5th · off Jacob deGrom
-9.2%

Top Batters by WPA

Andrew Benintendi+25.5%+1.7 RE24
Miguel Vargas+19.0%+1.9 RE24
Sam Antonacci+11.7%+1.1 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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