White Sox 10, Rangers 3: Crooked numbers ease sting of Kyle Teel’s injury - Sox Machine

What the report says

Sox Machine reported that the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-3 on July 20, 2026, overcoming an early deficit against Jacob deGrom and moving to 53-46. Texas scored single runs in the first two innings off Erick Fedde, including a leadoff homer by Joc Pederson and an RBI single by Evan Carter, but Chicago tied the game by the fifth and then broke it open.

Andrew Benintendi delivered the central swing of the night, a two-out, bases-loaded double in the fifth inning that turned a 2-2 game into a 5-2 White Sox lead. Sam Antonacci helped set up the rally with a strong game at the top of the order, while Miguel Vargas contributed run-scoring doubles in the third and ninth. Chicago added five runs in the final inning, with Luisangel Acuña, Randal Grichuk and Braden Montgomery also driving the late surge.

The win was clouded by catcher Kyle Teel’s injury in the second inning. Sox Machine described it as a non-contact play at home plate after Ezequiel Duran scored, with Teel appearing to hurt his left ankle area and leaving without putting much weight on the foot. The report cited postgame information that Teel was on crutches and that the team expected to learn more the next day. Colson Montgomery also exited after fouling a ball off his lower leg, but was described as day-to-day.

Chicago’s pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts while allowing seven hits, three earned runs and two walks. The result gave the White Sox a new season high at seven games over .500, according to Sox Machine.