Overview

• Chicago closed 2025 with an 8-0 win, as Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth and, with three relievers, combined on a one-hitter.
• Brooks Baldwin, Miguel Vargas and Dominic Fletcher homered for the White Sox, who did not issue a walk in the season finale.
• Michael A. Taylor announced his retirement before first pitch, received ovations in Washington and logged an RBI groundout in his final at-bat.
• The White Sox finished 60-102, a 19-win improvement from 2024, while the Nationals ended 66-96.
• On Saturday, Washington rallied 6-5 on James Wood’s tiebreaking homer, with Julian Fernandez earning his first MLB win and Jose A. Ferrer the save; Wood finished with 221 strikeouts, third-most in a single MLB season, and rookies Colson Montgomery (21 homers) and Daylen Lile (.302) capped strong stretches.