Brayan Rocchio's walk-off homer ties White Sox and Guardians for first place
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 3, 2026, 3:44 AM
Last updated Jul 3, 2026
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run walk-off home run off Grant Taylor in the ninth inning, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on July 2 at Progressive Field. The defeat dropped the White Sox to a tie with the Guardians in the American League Central standings. The White Sox, having overcome an early 2-0 deficit, were ahead 5-2 before the Guardians mounted a late comeback, scoring four runs in the final three innings. White Sox manager Will Venable noted issues with their pitching as they walked nine batters throughout the game, leading to the loss. The teams remain tied for the division lead moving forward.
- •Guardians defeat White Sox 6-5 with a walk-off homer.
- •White Sox pitchers issued nine walks in the game.
- •Chicago led 5-2 before Cleveland's comeback.
- •Brayan Rocchio hit the walk-off home run in the ninth.
- •The teams are now tied for first place in the AL Central.
- 4:04 AMYahoo Sports — Grant Taylor gives up walk-off HR, dropping White Sox into 1st-place tie with Guardians
- 3:44 AMYahoo Sports — Grant Taylor gives up walk-off HR, dropping Chicago White Sox into 1st-place tie with Cleveland Guardians
"CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox were flirting with disaster all night Thursday. It struck with one out in the ninth inning when Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run walk-off home run off reliever Grant Taylor to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory against the Sox in front of 22,556 at Progressive Field. “I wasn’t landing the curveball earlier,” Taylor said. “I was going to stick to my ...
"CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox were flirting with disaster all night Thursday. It struck with one out in the ninth inning when Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run walk-off home run off reliever Grant Taylor to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory against the Sox in front of 22,556 at Progressive Field. “I wasn’t landing the curveball earlier,” Taylor said. “I was going to stick to my ...
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 4:04 AMGrant Taylor gives up walk-off HR, dropping White Sox into 1st-place tie with Guardians
CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox were flirting with disaster all night Thursday. It struck with one out in the ninth inning when Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run walk-off home run off reliever Grant Taylor to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory against the Sox in front of 22,556 at Progressive Field. “I wasn’t landing the curveball earlier,” Taylor said. “I was going to stick to my ...
- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 3:44 AMGrant Taylor gives up walk-off HR, dropping Chicago White Sox into 1st-place tie with Cleveland Guardians
CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox were flirting with disaster all night Thursday. It struck with one out in the ninth inning when Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run walk-off home run off reliever Grant Taylor to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory against the Sox in front of 22,556 at Progressive Field. “I wasn’t landing the curveball earlier,” Taylor said. “I was going to stick to my ...
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