The White Sox beat the Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings on July 30, winning another tight game against one of the safest teams on the BaseChaser board.
Sean Burke gave Chicago six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts. Ryan Weathers kept New York even longer, throwing seven scoreless innings.
The game stayed scoreless until extra innings.
The Yankees broke through in the 10th on Trent Grisham's RBI single, but Chicago answered right away when Andrew Benintendi singled home Tristan Peters.
In the 11th, Peters drew a bases-loaded walk to force home Chase Meidroth for the walk-off win.
What It Means
The White Sox improved to 57-51, while the Yankees fell to 61-48.
BaseChaser lists Chicago at 73.5% to make the playoffs. That keeps the White Sox in stronger position while the middle of the race stays crowded.
Chicago has now won two straight, and this kind of extra-innings result adds real cushion when every team behind them is still trying to close the gap.
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