White Sox Outslug Rangers 10-4 Behind Doyle Blast

White Sox Take Control Early

The Chicago White Sox secured a decisive 10-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Rate Field in Chicago. The home team’s offense exploded for 10 runs, while the Rangers managed only four in their loss. The final score reflected a dominant performance by Chicago, who improved their record to 70-63, while the Rangers fell to 66-68.

Scoring Sequence Unfolds

The Rangers took an early lead in the top of the second inning. Brandon Montgomery doubled to right field, allowing Meidroth to score, making it 0-1. Shortly after, Doyle singled to left, scoring Montgomery before Doyle was out stretching at second, extending the Rangers' lead to 0-2.

However, the White Sox responded in the bottom of the third. Pederson hit a home run to right center, driving in Freeman to tie the game at 2-2.

The game swung back in favor of the Rangers in the fourth inning. Vargas reached on an infield single to second, scoring Peters and moving Acuna to second, making it 2-3. Later in the same inning, Antonacci singled to left, scoring Vargas and moving Murakami to second, increasing the Rangers' lead to 2-4.

The White Sox struck back in the fifth inning when Peters homered to right, scoring Rogers and cutting the deficit to 2-6.

In the sixth inning, Antonacci singled to left, scoring Vargas and moving Murakami to second, making it 2-7. Then, Doyle hit a home run to left center, scoring Murakami and Montgomery to blow the game open at 2-10. The Rangers added two more runs in the seventh inning when Duran singled to center, scoring Langford and Nimmo, finalizing the score at 4-10.

Pitching Performance

MacKenzie Gore took the loss for the Rangers, pitching 3.2 innings and allowing eight hits and four earned runs. He also issued four walks and struck out four batters. Sean Burke started for the White Sox, pitching three innings while allowing two hits and two earned runs, though he issued eight walks and struck out three.

Sean Newcomb earned the win, pitching three scoreless innings with two hits allowed and one strikeout. Jonathan Cannon recorded the save, pitching three innings, allowing two earned runs, and striking out four batters.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816688