MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
10/01/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 14269 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago White Sox 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Chicago Takes 1-0 Series Lead Behind 4 RBIs from 1B Burger
Chicago got all of their offense from first baseman Jake Burger. Thankfully for the White Sox, he had plenty to give.

Behind a strong game from Burger, Chicago took the 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the Wild Card Game. Burger was 4-5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once, while Chicago took a 1-0 lead over the Yankees in the best-of-3 series.

Had Burger not come through in the top of the tenth, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, Burger hit a run-scoring single. The White Sox took the lead, 4-3, and never looked back.

Yankees manager Darrell S did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the World Series."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Yankee Stadium in New York.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burger 1B, 3B, 1B 5 1 4 4 1 0 2 .800 1 4
N. Lowe DH 4 0 0 0 2 4 5 .000 0 0
S. Suzuki LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .500 0 0
   c-T. Friedl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
O. Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-M. Garver 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Barger PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
L. Robert Jr. CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
A. GarcĂ­a RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
N. Gonzales 3B, 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Perdomo SS 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 .500 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4 10 11 25      
a - M. Garver substituted for O. Albies in the 6th
b - A. Barger pinch hit for M. Garver in the 7th
c - T. Friedl substituted for S. Suzuki in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Robert Jr. (1, 10th Inning off K. Akin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Burger (1, 2nd Inning off R. Suarez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Burger 7 , S. Suzuki 2 , L. Robert Jr. 2 , G. Perdomo
2-out RBI: J. Burger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burger , N. Lowe 2 , F. Alvarez , L. Robert Jr.
GIDP: S. Suzuki , F. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: F. Alvarez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Robert Jr. (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Reid-Foley , J. Burger
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Estrada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Marte RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
A. Hays LF 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
N. Gorman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
S. Steer 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
R. O'Hearn DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Kelly C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Freeman CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
T. Walls SS 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .500 1 2
Totals 37 3 5 3 3 6 12      
a - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for A. Gimenez in the 7th
b - T. Estrada substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Walls (1, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Marte , N. Gorman , S. Steer , T. Freeman , T. Walls 4
2-out RBI: T. Walls
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Marte , R. O'Hearn , T. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hays (1) , N. Gorman (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gimenez-Kelly-Steer, Walls-Gimenez-Steer)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 5.2 5 3 3 1 5 1 88 4.76   
K. Ginkel 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00   
R. Lovelady 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
S. Reid-Foley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
B. Abreu W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 51
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 24, K. Ginkel 3, R. Lovelady 2, S. Reid-Foley 4, B. Abreu 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 6-6, K. Ginkel 1-1, R. Lovelady 2-0, S. Reid-Foley 3-0, B. Abreu 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 88-59, K. Ginkel 19-10, R. Lovelady 6-5, S. Reid-Foley 9-6, B. Abreu 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ginkel 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Suarez 5.0 4 3 3 5 3 1 104 5.40   
A. Minter 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
T. Miller 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 0.00   
T. Clarke 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00   
K. Akin L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 5 0 30 5.40   
T. Rogers 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Suarez 45
Batters Faced: R. Suarez 24, A. Minter 5, T. Miller 6, T. Clarke 2, K. Akin 8, T. Rogers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Suarez 9-2, A. Minter 1-1, T. Miller 3-0, T. Clarke 0-1, K. Akin 0-0, T. Rogers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Suarez 104-60, A. Minter 24-13, T. Miller 28-14, T. Clarke 6-2, K. Akin 30-19, T. Rogers 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clarke 1-0 , T. Rogers 2-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Suarez
Balk: R. Suarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Burger
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 55891
Special Notes: 2B Ozzie Albies was injured in a collision at a base.
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