The White Sox are proving that no lead is safe when they're at the plate—and no deficit is too big for their comeback spirit. In a thrilling 2-1 victory to kick off their homestand, Chicago showed once again why they're the kings of the late-inning rally.

Things looked dicey early for starter Davis Martin, whose hot start to the 2026 season seemed to be cooling off in the first inning. The 29-year-old allowed a run when Julio Rodríguez doubled into the left-field gap, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on a Randy Arozarena single to center. A nine-pitch walk to Josh Naylor made it one of Martin's most laborious innings of the year. Fans braced for the worst.

But Martin dug deep, allowing just two baserunners over the next five innings—one hit and one walk. His pitch chart was a masterpiece: fastballs up and to the glove side, paired with changeups and breaking balls just below the zone. He tied his career high with 19 swinging strikes, set just six days ago, proving he's become a bona fide whiff machine.

Unfortunately, Martin was robbed of what should have been his sixth win of the season. Seattle starter Logan Gilbert was untouchable, tossing six one-hit innings and facing just one batter over the minimum. That the White Sox managed to win a game against such dominant pitching seemed almost alien—but that's exactly what happened.

Chicago's hitters breathed a sigh of relief when Gilbert exited for José Ferrer in the seventh, though Ferrer kept them scoreless. In the eighth, it was Antonio Bazardo's turn to quiet the Sox bats—and this time, the home team won the matchup with just a few swings. The comeback-kid Sox had done it again, taking the game and the series in style.