Field Level Media
27 Sep 2025, 07:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images)
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and the visiting Chicago White Sox rallied past the Washington Nationals, overcoming the Nats' six home runs for a 10-9 win after blowing an 8-1 lead on Friday night.
With one out in the ninth, Kyle Teel grounded to Jose A. Ferrer (4-4), who dropped the ball while running toward first for an error. Montgomery then homered to right center to give Chicago the lead.
With Washington trailing 8-5, CJ Abrams led off the eighth inning against Jordan Leasure with a walk and Josh Bell singled. Daylen Lile homered to right and the game was tied 8-8. One out later, Luis Garcia Jr. smacked his third home run of the night, and 16th of the season, to put Washington in front.
Lenyn Sosa had a homer, double and single and drove in three runs for the White Sox (59-101), who had lost five straight.
Fraser Ellard (1-2) got the final out in the eighth inning and Grant Taylor pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
Abrams and Bell also went deep for the Nationals (65-95), who committed four errors.
White Sox leadoff batter Chase Meidroth reached on an error by first baseman Bell to start the game. Teel then grounded to shortstop Abrams, whose throwing error put runners on first and third. With one out, Miguel Vargas singled home Meidroth. Brooks Baldwin doubled to right, scoring Teel and Vargas to make it 3-0, and Baldwin scored on a single by Sosa.
Bell pulled the Nationals within 4-1 when he homered to right in the bottom half.
Sosa homered leading off the fourth to make it 5-1. Later in the inning Dominic Fletcher walked, stole second and scored on Teel's single.
Vargas led off the fifth with a single against Jose Ribalta and Edgar Quero walked. With one out, Sosa doubled to left, scoring Vargas, and Quero scored on Will Robertson's sacrifice fly to make it 8-1.
Garcia homered in the bottom half and Washington trailed 8-2.
Abrams led off the Washington sixth with a homer. Lile doubled with one out and Garcia struck again, hitting a two-run shot to right that pulled Washington within 8-5.
Chicago starter Yoendrys Gomez allowed five runs on eight hits over six innings.
Washington's Cade Cavalli allowed six runs -- two earned -- on seven hits in four innings.
--Field Level Media
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