The Chicago White Sox have heard the whispers all season. A team that lost 121 games just two years ago shouldn’t be this good this fast. On Sunday afternoon, shortstop Colson Montgomery made it clear he’s done listening to that narrative.
Montgomery, along with Sam Antonacci and Chase Meidroth, launched three home runs in a single explosive sixth inning, powering the White Sox to a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The victory sealed Chicago’s first series win against the National League powerhouse since 2014.
According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, Montgomery had a direct message for anyone still treating the White Sox as a feel-good story rather than a legitimate contender.
“You should stop thinking of us as a surprise just because we are consistently winning, consistently in every game … I think yeah, those days [of being a surprise] are kind of over,” Montgomery said.
The turning point came when Antonacci crushed a 415-foot home run to right field. Montgomery said the dugout immediately sensed the momentum shift.
“Everyone in the dugout kind of had a feeling once we tied it up and hit the homer that we were going to scrap out a win somehow,” Montgomery said.
The White Sox now sit at 38-32, holding a razor-thin lead atop the AL Central with a .543 winning percentage, just fractions of a point ahead of the Cleveland Guardians at .542. This stretch marks their eighth straight winning series at home, a run that has forced the rest of the league to pay attention.
But the schedule doesn’t let up. Up next, Chicago faces the New York Yankees in what promises to be another measuring-stick series. For a franchise that spent last season as baseball’s punchline, Montgomery’s confidence isn’t just talk — it’s backed by results that are getting harder to ignore.
The question now is whether the White Sox can sustain this pace. If Sunday was any indication, they’re not just hoping to surprise people anymore. They’re expecting to win.
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