Grichuk and Doyle go deep in 3rd, power playoff-bound White Sox past Rockies 4-2 in season finale
Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle homered in a four-run third inning as Chicago finished 84-78 and earned the final AL Wild Card spot.
- On Sunday, the Chicago White Sox clinched the final American League Wild Card spot by defeating the Colorado Rockies 4-2 in the regular-season finale, finishing at 84-78.
- Chicago managed a 24-win improvement over their 2025 record of 60-102, becoming the first team to qualify for the postseason after consecutive 100-loss seasons.
- Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle homered in a four-run third inning, while pitcher Anthony Kay earned his 10th victory with five strong innings.
- The White Sox will open a three-game Wild Card series this Tuesday against either Houston or Texas, the American League West champion.
- Colorado concluded its season at 58-104, marking a fourth consecutive 100-loss campaign and matching the dubious feat last achieved by the 1962-65 New York Mets.
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Grichuk and Doyle go deep in 3rd, power playoff-bound White Sox past Rockies 4-2 in season finale
CHICAGO (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle homered in Chicago’s four-run third inning, powering the playoff-bound White Sox over the Colorado Rockies 4-2 in Sunday's regular-season finale.
Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle connected home runs in the third inning of four races, driving the White Sox, already ranked in the playoffs, over the Colorado Rockies by 4-2 at the end of Sunday's regular season.
White Sox 4, Rockies 2: A fine end to a fine regular season
Freed from any pressure of postseason implications for a day, the White Sox seized the stress-free day to bring a most surprising of regular seasons to a straightforward, crowd-pleasing finish. Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle hit two-run homers against their former team as Anthony Kay completed five innings for the first time in seven starts as the White Sox put a bow on the 162-game schedule with an 84-78 record. Now they'll head to Houston to…
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