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Edgar Quero’s 10th-Inning Homer Lifts White Sox 9-8

5/18/2026

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Summary

Quero Walk-off

Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the tenth, giving the White Sox a 9-8 win.
Quero finished with three hits and three RBIs, improving from a .151 average that risked demotion.
Tristan Peters' three-run homer in the eighth gave Chicago a 7-4 lead.
Michael Conforto tied it 7-7 in the ninth as Ryan Rolison surrendered Quero’s game-winner after an 8-7 Cubs lead, putting the series at 2-1.

Summary

White Sox Walk-off

The White Sox's 9-8 walk-off win completed a three-game sweep of the Cubs, Chicago's first series sweep of the Cubs since 2022.
Both Chicago clubs entered the Crosstown Classic with records above .500 since 2008, a rarity that heightened the series' significance.
The Cubs were assembled as a contending squad, while the White Sox, in a two-year rebuild, used a May surge to rise above .500 and win the walk-off.

Summary

Cubs Walk-off

The Cubs won on a walk-off against the White Sox before a crowd at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Cubs reliever Phil Maton pitched under a two-year, $14.5 million deal signed this winter.
The White Sox tied for second most MLB home runs with 64, behind the Yankees’ 67.
After Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong crashed into the wall and missed a leaping catch, the teams will meet at Wrigley Field in August.

Summary

Peters First-HR

Tristan Peters recorded his first career home run, a three-run shot in the eighth inning.
Edgar Quero hit a two-run walk-off blast, his first homer of the 2026 season.
Michael Busch extended his on-base streak to a career-high 18 games with his fourth homer.
The Cubs will open their next series with left-hander Shota Imanaga (4-3, 2.32 ERA) against the Brewers.

History

Historical Context

During the 1906 World Series—the first all-Chicago championship—the White Sox, nicknamed the “Hitless Wonders,” upset the 116-win Cubs, winning four games to two between October 9-14. That upset, driven by dominant pitching, set a rivalry tone echoed today as Edgar Quero and Tristan Peters delivered walk-off homers, once again deciding a Chicago showdown.

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Quero Walk-off

Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the tenth, giving the White Sox a 9-8 win.
Quero finished with three hits and three RBIs, improving from a .151 average that risked demotion.
Tristan Peters' three-run homer in the eighth gave Chicago a 7-4 lead.
Michael Conforto tied it 7-7 in the ninth as Ryan Rolison surrendered Quero’s game-winner after an 8-7 Cubs lead, putting the series at 2-1.

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