White Sox Outslug, Outwiggle Rockies 10–3 to Clinch Series at Coors

Colson Montgomery followed with his first big league hit, an RBI  triple, off the wall in right center, scoring Baldwin and staking the Sox to an early 2–0 lead

Jonathan Cannon gave those runs right back in the bottom half. A single, double, and another single from the first three Rockies tied it at 2–2 before Cannon could finish tying his cleats. But from there, it was all White Sox.

Two-Out Rally Keeps Rolling

The Sox punched back in the second, and once again, it all came with two outs. Austin Slater led off with a double, moved to third on a flyout, and scored on a Mike Tauchman single. 

Then Sosa took a pitch the other way and launched it for a two-run homer, putting the South Siders back in front 5–2.

In the fifth, Kyle Teel led off with a walk, Baldwin singled, and although Montgomery grounded into a double play, Josh Rojas blooped a double down the left field line to score Teel and push the lead to 6–2.

Sosa added two more RBIs in the eighth with a two-run single after a walk from Ryan Noda, a double from Michael A. Taylor, and another Tauchman walk loaded the bases.

Taylor Drops the Hammer

Just in case there was any confusion about who was winning, Michael A. Taylor made it crystal clear in the ninth. After Noda reached base again with a two-out walk, Taylor crushed a 464-foot missile to left-center, making it 10–3.

Cannon Walks the Line

Cannon wasn’t sharp, but he got away with it. After the rocky first, he tossed back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the second and third before walking the tightrope in the fourth, loading the bases with two outs before inducing a grounder to escape. 

The fifth brought more traffic: second and third with nobody out, but he somehow wriggled out of it again with a lineout, popout, and grounder. He tossed 5.1 innings of two-run ball, scattered eight hits, walked two, struck out one, and a who lot of controlled chaos.

Leasure Helps Seal It

Jordan Leasure entered in the sixth with one out and two on and got an inning-ending double play on his first batter. In the seventh, the Rockies loaded the bases again after a leadoff double, a walk, and Sosa missing the second base tag on a forceout. But Leasure struck out Jordan Beck and induced a double play to escape unscathed—again.

From there, Brandon Eisert allowed a solo homer to Brenton Doyle, and Steven Wilson worked a scoreless ninth. The Rockies went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base.

News and Notes

• The White Sox announced the passing of 2005 World Series closer Bobby Jenks, who died on July 4 in Sintra, Portugal. He was 44. Jenks recorded the final out in the franchise’s most important moment and remains a beloved part of that championship team.

• Every Sox starter reached base. They recorded 15 hits, scored in five different innings, and went 5-for-15 with runners in scoring position. This is not satire.

• Lenyn Sosa (4 RBIs), Colson Montgomery, and Mike Tauchman all had three-hit games. Baldwin and Michael A. Taylor each added two hits.

What’s On Tap Next?

The White Sox will go for the sweep on Sunday, a concept so foreign that we had to verify it with multiple sources. It would be their first sweep of the season and a rare moment of uninterrupted joy for this club.

Shane Smith gets the ball, looking to rebound after three tough outings. He’ll face fellow rookie right hander Chase Dollander.

First pitch is at 2:10 PM CT and will air on CHSN