About Last Night: Yankees 3, White Sox 2

By Derek McAdam

September 24, 2025

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The New York Yankees are heading to the 2025 post-season after a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox last night.. Here’s a quick recap of last night’s game.

Quick Stats:

W: Luke Weaver (4-4): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K

L: Brandon Eisert (3-7): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB

HRs: CHW: Colson Montgomery (19)

The Big Story:

Coming into last night’s game, the Yankees had the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with a win, which was the most important goal of the night. Simultaneously, Yankee fans were paying attention to the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays series, as the Yankees are seeking to also win the AL East with less than one week to go in the regular season.

The Yankees got on the board first in last night’s game, when Austin Wells hit an RBI double down the right field line to score Jazz Chisholm Jr. and give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. After Aaron Judge was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs, Cody Bellinger then popped out to shallow center field to end the inning.

After a lengthy first inning in which he threw more than 25 pitches, Luis Gil settled down and had a couple of very pitch-friendly innings in which he threw only six pitches in two consecutive innings.

But in the 6th, after a ball misplayed with Trent Grisham and Judge in right center field, Colson Montgomery hit a mammoth two-run home run into the right field bleachers to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.

In the 8th, the Yankees had an opportunity to tie the game and potentially even take the lead. After Ben Rice singled, Jose Caballero came on to pinch run for him. After Giancarlo Stanton just missed a two-run home run, Chisholm ripped a single down the right field line to put runners on the corners with two outs for Amed Rosario, who struck out looking to end the inning.

In the 9th, Anthony Volpe and Wells led off the inning with back-to-back singles, setting up Grisham for a prime opportunity to send the Yankees to the playoffs. However, Grisham grounded into a double play, which allowed the White Sox to intentionally walk Judge for the second time in the night. Bellinger, who has been slumping as of late, walked, but Volpe scored on a wild pitch to the backstop to tie the game.

Jose Caballero then came in and put together one of his best at-bats as a Yankee to bloop an RBI single into center field to score Judge and win the Yankees the game by a 3-2 score.

Player of the Game:

Jose Caballero definitely takes home this honor with his heroic hit in the 9th to clinch a post-season berth for the Yankees.

Notable Performances:

Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm each had three hit nights, while Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells each had a couple of hits each. The pitching staff also did a nice job in keeping the White Sox to only two runs.

Better to Forget:

Brandon Eisert probably wants to forget the disastrous outing he had. The White Sox may be out of the playoffs, but I’m sure the White Sox at least want to give the Yankees a headache. However, he simply lost his command for most of the outing and was not able to make the big pitches when needed.

My Take:

WOW! WOW! WOW! This was one of the most thrilling victories of the season, and it could not come at a better time for the Yankees. Not only that, but the Yankees are now one game back in the AL East behind the Blue Jays (although they need to pick up two games since Toronto owns the tiebreaker) as the Red Sox topped the Blue Jays 4-1.

The 9th inning was a very interesting one for multiple reasons. It got off to a great start, but then hit a snag when Grisham grounded into the double play. Of course, Judge was going to be walked with first base open, which is exactly what has happened all year long to him. But Bellinger put together a nice at-bat, and was fortunate that the wild pitch was able to score a run.

But Caballero played the hero ball that the Yankees needed, just continuing to add on to his very good couple of months with the Yankees. But what surprised me more than anything was Michael A. Taylor, who is known for his defense in center field, not diving for the bloop. Judge doesn’t have the best speed, but he was scoring on the play even with an excellent throw. With two outs, why not take the chance to try and send the game to extra innings?

Nonetheless, it ended up working out for the Yankees, who are playing some very good baseball as of late. Gil gave the Yankees some good innings and really only made one critical mistake to Montgomery. The bullpen also did their job to keep the game close and Weaver even game them four outs to keep the rest of the bullpen pretty well-rested heading into tonight.

It was great to see the team celebrate in the locker room after the game, but I’m hoping it isn’t the last celebration I see from them this season. Hopefully, within the next five weeks, Yankee fans can see another celebration occur, one which we haven’t seen in 16 years. However, there’s still plenty of steps to reach that point and another few days of attempting to finalize the AL East standings. It will be a fun few days ahead, but let’s just celebrate that they will be playing next month.

What’s Next?:

The Yankees will be back in action tonight and will seek to win the series against the White Sox. While it is still yet to be determined who the White Sox will start, Max Fried will be on the mound going for his 19th win of the season. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. from Yankee Stadium.