MLB

Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
Chicago White Sox
14-29, 5-17 Away
Final
4 - 2
Cincinnati Reds
20-24, 9-12 Home

Davis Martin helps the White Sox beat the slumping Reds 4-2

Lenyn Sosa gives White Sox third run of the game with solo HR

Lenyn Sosa and Michael A. Taylor homered as Chicago improved to 14-29 with its fourth victory in five games overall. The White Sox were 13-30 after 43 games in 2024, when they went 41-121 to break the post-1900 major league record for losses in a season.

Martin (2-4) allowed seven hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings in his first win since April 11. The right-hander went 0-3 with a 3.86 ERA in his previous five appearances.

Mike Vasil handled the ninth for his first save in his 13th career game.

Playing in front of a capacity crowd of 43,585 on Pete Rose Night, Cincinnati lost for the ninth time in 11 games. The Reds have scored a total of 16 runs in their last five games, and that includes a 13-9 victory at Houston on Saturday.

Spencer Steer homered for Cincinnati, which went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Steer and Gavin Lux each had two of the team's nine hits.

The White Sox jumped in front in the second against Nick Lodolo (3-4). Luis Robert Jr. singled, stole second and scored on Andrew Vaughn's double into the corner in left.

Robert added an RBI single in the fifth, and Sosa connected for his third homer in the sixth. Taylor hit a leadoff drive in the seventh against Scott Barlow.

Lodolo was charged with three runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Key moment Austin Hays hit a two-out RBI double for Cincinnati in the eighth. But Steer flied out to center, ending the inning.

Key stat The White Sox are 5-17 on the road this season. They went 18-63 on the road last year.

Up next Bryse Wilson (0-1, 4.88 ERA) starts for the White Sox in the series finale on Thursday afternoon. Nick Martinez (1-4, 4.23 ERA) pitches for the Reds.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Hinds grounded out to third.
9th Inning McLain flied out to right.
9th Inning Benson walked.
9th Inning Wynns grounded out to first.
9th Inning Vasil relieved S. Wilson
9th Inning Quero grounded out to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
0 Ground Balls 0
7 Strikeouts 6
4 Runs Batted In 2
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
10 Hits 9
1 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 35
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
16 Runners Left On Base 18
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 5
0 Fly Balls 0
0 Caught Stealing 0
163 Pitches 126
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
19 Total Bases 17
39 Plate Appearances 36
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
5 Extra Base Hits 6
6.7 Runs Created 4.4
.286 Batting Average .257
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.543 Slugging Percentage .486
.371 Secondary Average .257
.342 On Base Percentage .278
.885 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .763
0.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.0
7.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.4
39.0 Batter Rating 30.0
17.5 At Bats Per Home Run 35.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.18 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.50
.257 Isolated Power .229
0.43 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.17
.077 Walks Per Plate Appearance .028
.086 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
8.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
89.3 MLB Rating 81.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 43,585 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 15 W3 0.65909094 29
Cleveland 3.5 18 L1 0.5813953 25
Kansas City 4.5 20 L2 0.5555556 25
Minnesota 5 20 W11 0.54545456 24
Chicago 15 30 L1 0.3181818 14

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago - 19 L1 0.5681818 25
St. Louis 1 20 W1 0.54545456 24
Milwaukee 4 23 W1 0.47727272 21
Cincinnati 4.5 24 W1 0.46666667 21
Pittsburgh 10 29 W1 0.3409091 15
Full Standings