In a rollercoaster ride of a game, the White Sox broke a four-game losing streak. Yoendrys Gómez dazzled, and the bullpen nearly blew it. A position player pitched for Atlanta — but then was relieved by an actual bullpen arm as the Braves drew closer.

But the true star of tonight’s game was the offense.

The first inning would put the leadoff guy for both teams on base, one via an actual hit, and the other, hit-by-pitch. Neither runner would touch home plate. Andrew Benintendi singled to start the second, and Kyle Teel perfected a bunt single to put two on with one out. Alas, Chase Meidroth hit right into a double play. Yoendrys Gómez gave up a single and a walk in the bottom of the second but escaped the jam with his second strikeout of the game.

The rookie Brooks Baldwin took Spencer Strider deep to start the third inning, putting the White Sox on the board.

Miguel Vargas picked up a one-out single but would eventually be stranded. Gómez only allowed one hit in the bottom of the third.

Benintendi singled, and Luis Robert Jr. opened the fourth inning wide open with a two-run homer, making it 3-0. Teel followed up with his second hit of the night, and Meidroth managed an infield single, the fourth straight hit in the frame. With no outs, Baldwin drew a walk to load the bases.

The Palatine Pounder himself, Mike Tauchman, knocked one past Ronald Acuña Jr. and off the wall, sending two runners home.

A pitching change and a sac fly from Vargas sent another runner home, pushing the lead to 6-0.

Not to be outdone, Lenyn Sosa sent a ball up the middle (at 108 mph) to send Tauchman home, making it 7-0.

Now with a hefty lead, Gómez continued to cruise by Atlanta, only giving up one hit again in the fourth. The fifth was quiet for the Sox, and the Braves started to threaten with a one-out single followed by a double from Matt Olson. Acuña traded an out for a run to put Atlanta on the board. Another potential jam was escaped, only costing Gómez one run before heading into the sixth inning.

With two outs in the top of the sixth, Vargas hustled into a double. Colson Montgomery picked up a walk to put two runners on. Normally, this is where I say something like “Alas, no one could do anything.” But not tonight, dear reader: Sosa came to the plate and did what he does best these days, and made it 10-1.

The bottom of the sixth would cause the bullpen to stir, as Atlanta started earning some runs back. Marcell Ozuna singled, and Michael Harris II homered. Ozzie Albies reached on a fielding error, finally prompting a pitching change. Mike Vasil stepped in and walked Nacho Alvarez Jr., but thankfully served up a perfect double play ball to Nick Allen. Atlanta continued to threaten as Jurickson Profar hit a two-run homer, splitting the lead in half. Thankfully, Vasil got Olson to strike out swinging, ending any further damage.

Teel jumped right back into the game with a solo run, making it 11-5. Meidroth and Baldwin picked up back-to-back walks. With two quick outs, Curtis Mead, who entered after Montgomery left the game with left side soreness, sent Meidroth home with an RBI single.

The bottom of the seventh was quick for Brandon Eisert, and the Sox kept the hits going in the top of the eighth. Robert got on base due to a throwing error, then Teel and Meidroth had back-to-back singles that would drive in the 13th run of the game, a season high in runs and hits (19 hits).

This prompted Atlanta shortstop Luke Williams to come out as a position player to pitch. Williams gave up a walk to Baldwin to load the bases, but Tauchman would fly out for the second out. However, Williams collected his first strikeout on Vargas to end the inning.

Today’s call-up from Charlotte, Owen White, came in to pitch in the eighth. Right off the bat, he gave up three hits with only one out, one of which resulted in a run. It only got worse, as Profar hit his second homer of the night, this time a three-run shot to make it 13-9 with just one out. Olson kept the inning going with a single, and just like that, White got pulled. Jordan Leasure stepped in and promptly gave up another hit. Ozuna picked up a two-out walk to load the bases, with the tying run at the plate. Leasure thankfully got Eli White to go down on strikes.

With the game back in reach, Atlanta went back to an actual pitcher, Tyler Kinley, for the ninth. It paid off for them, as the Sox could only get a single hit. The Sox then ended their four-game losing streak thanks to Grant Taylor’s efforts in a quick, 3:25 game.