It was the second straight walk-off win in extra innings for the Sox, who earned a split of the four-game series. And with the victory, the first-place Sox (57-51) extended their lead in the American League to two games over the idle Cleveland Guardians (56-54).<\/p>\n
Here are three takeaways from Thursday.<\/p>\n
1. Nine wasn\u2019t enough \u2014 again.<\/p>\n
The teams played late into the night Wednesday, going 12 innings before Edgar Quero\u2019s walk-off single gave the Sox a 6-5 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n The teams were right back at it Thursday afternoon with another extended contest.<\/p>\n There was no score through nine innings. The Yankees struck first in the 10th with a Trent Grisham RBI single. The Sox answered in the bottom of the 10th with pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi\u2019s RBI single on a grounder through the drawn-in infield.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest I was trying to hit a fly ball, hit it to the outfield and kind of got away with it,\u201d Benintendi said.<\/p>\n The Yankees had runners on second and third with two outs in the 11th, but Sox reliever Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez escaped the jam by inducing a groundout.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to highlight Seranthony and the job he did as a guy who has changed roles a little bit and has worked his way back and came through in a huge spot,\u201d manager Will Venable said. \u201cThat\u2019s as big as it gets right there, runner on third base and got the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sox loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 11th. Fernando Cruz struck out Colson Montgomery. But Peters then drew the four-pitch walk to bring in Chase Meidroth with the game-ending run.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s tough to be patient, especially you want to be that guy to walk it off, get a walk-off hit,\u201d Peters said. \u201cEspecially with that pitcher, we\u2019ve seen him before. He\u2019s one of those types you\u2019ve really got to be patient.<\/p>\n \u201cHis splitter is really nasty. That\u2019s what I was expecting him to throw me. I was just going to tighten up the zone to shrink it and try to get my pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sox have nine walk-off wins this season.<\/p>\n \u201cA tough offensive day leading up to that where (Yankees starter Ryan) Weathers did a really good job getting us to expand below the zone, a lot of soft ground balls that we saw today,\u201d Venable said. \u201cWe just kept grinding. We had to find ways to push a couple across and just the willingness to go out and get it done was the difference today.\u201d<\/p>\n 2. Sean Burke wrapped up an impressive July in spectacular fashion. The first two batters of Thursday\u2019s game reached via catcher\u2019s interference and a walk.<\/p>\n Sox starter Sean Burke shook off the early traffic, striking out the next two hitters and getting a groundout to end the inning.<\/p>\n \u201cJust being able to get through that and settle in and continue with the game plan was good,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n Burke missed bats for most of his outing, striking out 10 over six scoreless innings. The right-hander allowed three hits and walked two in the 91-pitch performance.<\/p>\n \u201cBurke was outstanding,\u201d Venable said. \u201cThe fastball, again, is working for him. Just a ton of confidence with it, just in the zone. He\u2019s getting swing-and-miss with it, really opening up everything else.<\/p>\n \u201cReally good cutter. Just really good stuff from (Burke).\u201d<\/p>\n Burke wrapped up an impressive July in which he had a 1.14 ERA in five starts, striking out 45 in the span of 31 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n \u201cI just feel good with all my stuff right now,\u201d Burke said. \u201cAnd I think the game plans coming in have been good, just talking with the catchers and the coaches have made my life a little bit easier. When you have confidence in all your stuff, it\u2019s a little bit easier to game plan and just more ways to get guys out.\u201d<\/p>\n 3. The Sox learned lessons that could help down the road. The resiliency of the 2026 Sox was on display in this series. After losing 9-5 on Monday<\/a> and 3-2 on Tuesday<\/a> and being limited to one hit through six innings Wednesday, the Sox found ways to split the four-game series.<\/p>\n \u201cYou lose the first two of four, it\u2019s like, let\u2019s grab at least one,\u201d Benintendi said. \u201cBut winning two in a row, especially against a team like that, against the arms they have, it shows a lot about what we have in here.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters said the Sox showed the ability to remain focused on the daily tasks.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing down two in a series is tough, but taking it day by day is the only way we can do that,\u201d Peters said. \u201cIf we\u2019re focused on those two losses, that just makes it build up.<\/p>\n \u201cOur group, we\u2019re really good at locking in just for the day.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s one of those series in which the lessons could be helpful down the road.<\/p>\n \u201cContributions from everybody,\u201d Venable said. \u201cExtra innings, there\u2019s a ton of situational stuff that you have to execute. 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White Sox reliever Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez and catcher Edgar Quero celebrate after finishing the top of the 11th inning against the Yankees on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Rate Field. (Brian Cassella\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n
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White Sox starter Sean Burke delivers against the Yankees in the first inning Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Rate Field. (Brian Cassella\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n
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White Sox pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi ties the game with a base hit against the Yankees in the 10th inning Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Rate Field. (Brian Cassella\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n