Reds Rally Past White Sox 5-4 in 10 Innings on Pope Hat Giveaway Night/ TezzBuzz/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Elly De La Cruz delivered a 10th-inning sacrifice fly as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Cincinnati erased a three-run deficit in the eighth after White Sox starter Sean Burke pitched seven strong innings. The comeback spoiled a papal-style hat giveaway honoring Pope Leo XIV before a sellout crowd of 38,113.
Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
The late rally allowed Cincinnati to end a three-game losing streak after the Reds trailed by three runs entering the eighth inning.
McLain began the 10th at second base under Major League Baseball’s extra-inning rule. De La Cruz brought him home with the go-ahead sacrifice fly against Sean Newcomb.
Brock Burke pitched effectively enough to earn the victory, improving his record to 5-4.
Emilio Pagan then retired the White Sox in order in the bottom of the 10th to collect his 14th save of the season.
Newcomb fell to 1-3 after allowing the decisive run.
Chicago was unable to move its automatic runner home against Pagan, ending a game the White Sox had controlled for most of the evening.
Cincinnati’s comeback began against the Chicago bullpen after White Sox starter Sean Burke limited the Reds to one run and three hits over seven innings.
Bryan Hudson allowed an RBI single to De La Cruz in the eighth, reducing Chicago’s lead.
Grant Taylor then entered with the bases loaded, but Tyler Stephenson lined a two-run single that brought Cincinnati level at 4-4.
The three-run inning erased the advantage Burke had protected through seven strong frames and shifted the contest toward extra innings.
Sean Burke scattered three hits across seven innings while allowing only one run.
The right-hander struck out eight batters and did not issue a walk. His only run allowed came on Eugenio Suarez’s solo home run.
Burke has now surrendered two or fewer runs in eight of his past nine starts, continuing a strong stretch despite receiving no decision Tuesday.
The White Sox bullpen could not preserve his lead, with Hudson and Taylor combining to allow Cincinnati’s tying rally.
Suarez hit his 17th home run of the season and his third in four games.
The homer accounted for Cincinnati’s only run during Burke’s seven innings and kept the Reds within striking distance before their late comeback.
Munetaka Murakami also contributed offensively, extending his on-base streak to 26 games with an eighth-inning double.
That hit helped fuel the Reds’ decisive three-run rally.
Chicago built its early lead with three solo home runs against Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo.
Brenton Doyle drove Lodolo’s first pitch 415 feet to deep center field. It was Doyle’s fourth career leadoff home run and the White Sox’s sixth leadoff homer of the season.
Edgar Quero and Miguel Vargas also married to Chicago.
Although the White Sox produced power early, each homer came with the bases empty, limiting the damage and leaving Cincinnati close enough to mount its comeback.
Lodolo was activated from the injured list to make his first start since July 11 after recovering from a blister.
The left-hander allowed four runs on five hits in four innings.
Doyle’s first-pitch home run created an immediate challenge, and the White Sox continued to capitalize during Lodolo’s abbreviated return.
Cincinnati’s bullpen prevented Chicago from adding to its total after Lodolo departed, creating an opportunity for the offense to rally.
The White Sox attracted 38,113 fans for their ninth sellout of the seasonboosted by an unusual promotional giveaway.
Fans received team-branded papal-style hats honoring Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong White Sox supporter.
Before becoming pope, Robert Prevost attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series as a priest. The White Sox defeated the Houston Astros in that series to win their first championship since 1917.
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday.
The festive promotion attracted a capacity crowd, but Cincinnati’s late comeback denied the White Sox a victory on the commemorative night.
Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder, who is 4-7 with a 5.26 ERA, is scheduled to start Wednesday.
The White Sox will counter with right-hander Luis Castillo, who enters the game with a 3-9 record and a 5.30 ERA.
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