Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox handed the Minnesota Twins a 7-4 defeat at Target Field on August 28, 2026, overcoming a 3-4 first-inning deficit to pull away behind steady pitching and timely offensive contributions. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Minnesota a 48 percent chance of winning at home, but by the final out that figure had fallen to zero percent, a reflection of how thoroughly Chicago controlled the game after the opening frame.

The decisive swings in win probability tilted heavily in Chicago's favor through a series of double plays that repeatedly extinguished Minnesota rallies. The most damaging came in the bottom of the sixth, when Luke Keaschall grounded into a double play off Grant Taylor, swinging win probability 16.6 percent against the Twins and effectively ending their most credible threat of the game. Earlier, in the bottom of the third, Josh Bell grounded into a double play off Luis Castillo, costing Minnesota 8.6 percent in win probability. On the offensive side, Munetaka Murakami's strikeout in the top of the fourth against Dean Kremer added 7.3 percent to Chicago's probability, while Chase Meidroth's groundout in the top of the first contributed 7.1 percent, each outcome limiting damage at critical moments.

Grant Taylor was the standout performer of the night by a wide margin, posting a WPA of plus-30.6 percent to lead all players in either dugout. Murakami led Chicago's hitters with a WPA of plus-15.9 percent and a RE24 of plus-1.7, while Meidroth contributed plus-6.7 percent WPA and Drew Romo added plus-6.3 percent WPA with a RE24 of plus-0.4. Taylor Rogers and Luis Castillo also posted positive WPA figures of plus-7.6 and plus-4.0, respectively, helping Chicago hold Minnesota's 12-hit output to just four runs and secure a clean, error-free victory on the road.