The Angels and White Sox opened their matchup with a shaky first inning on both sides, but neither team managed to cash in. Logan O’Hoppe and Jo Adell were retired early, while the Angels left the bases loaded after Schanuel’s single and a walk to Neto.
The White Sox struck first in the second inning when Lenyn Sosa launched a 413 foot homer to left center, and Andrew Benintendi followed with a 375 foot shot to right for a quick 2-0 lead. The Angels couldn’t respond in the bottom half, grounding into a double play to squander Rengifo’s pitch.
Chicago added to its lead in the fourth. Robert Jr. drove in Vargas on a sacrifice fly after a Sosa walk and a Benintendi double, making it 3-0. The Angels’ bats stayed quiet, going down in order.
Momentum shifted in the fifth when Campero crushed a 438 foot two run homer to center, bringing the Angels back to 3-2. But the White Sox answered in the sixth with a 433 foot blast from Montgomery, stretching the lead to 4-2.
Both teams went quiet in the seventh until the Angels finally broke through. Nolan Schanuel singled to right and O’Hoppe later brought him home with a sacrifice fly to left, cutting the deficit to 4-3. The Angels loaded the bases with two outs but couldn’t push across the tying run, leaving the game tight heading into the late innings.
In the eighth, the Angels went down in order as Moncada grounded out, Adell lined out to center, and Ward flied out to left. In the top half, the White Sox extended their lead when Sosa singled to right to drive in Robert Jr., who had reached on a hit and stolen second. That RBI made it 5‑3, and the inning ended with no further damage. In the ninth, Rojas homered to center. 6-3 Sox.
