Andrés Giménez kicked off the inning with a single against Michael Kopech. He got to second base after Tyler Freeman grounded out to first base... The wild pitch allowed Giménez to move to third base.
Naylor then hit a sacrifice fly to Luis Robert Jr. in center field, who oddly didn't attempt a throw to home plate with the game in his hands. He cocked back like he was going to throw, then resisted, holding the ball until Giménez scored the walk-off run.
After the game, Grifol downplayed the play by Robert Jr., conceding he had no play to make. 'Even if he runs back and comes in there's no play there. If we're gonna dissect that we're making something out of nothing.'
Here's how Chuck Garfien and Ozzie Guillen broke down the strange ninth inning on NBC Sports Chicago's 'White Sox Postgame Live' show.
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