White Sox Demolish Blue Jays Behind Montgomery Brothers

The Chicago White Sox came to Rogers Centre on Friday and served notice that they’re not a team to be trifled with in 2026, absolutely obliterating the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4 in a performance that was part masterclass, part demolition derby. This wasn’t a close game. This wasn’t competitive baseball. This was the White Sox, methodically and brutally dismantling a team that simply couldn’t keep pace.

The Second Inning Massacre

Everything changed in the top of the second inning when Chicago’s lineup turned Spencer Miles into a punching bag. The Blue Jays’ starter surrendered five runs before the inning was over, and frankly, he never recovered. Kyle Teel started the party with an RBI double, followed by Braden Montgomery‘s fielder’s choice and Chase Meidroth’s single. But the real dagger came when Sam Antonacci launched a two-run homer that put the White Sox firmly in control at 5-0. Miles would limp through four innings, giving up six hits and six runs while striking out just four. That’s not going to cut it at any level of professional baseball.

Tyler Schweitzer took the ball for Chicago and was practically untouchable when it mattered. In three innings of work, he allowed just one hit while racking up three strikeouts. This was efficient, dominant pitching that set the tone early and often.

The Montgomery Show

But the real star of Friday’s affair was the combined effort of Colson and Braden Montgomery, who between them drove in seven runs and absolutely torched Toronto’s pitching staff. Colson’s bases-clearing double in the fifth inning was a thunderbolt that essentially put the game away, scoring three runs with one swing. Later, Braden Montgomery delivered his own knockout blow with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh that sent the home crowd into stunned silence.

These weren’t cheap hits or lucky bounces. These were authoritative strokes from hitters who were locked in and ready to feast on subpar pitching. Braden Montgomery finished with four RBIs on the night, while Colson added three more. When your middle of the lineup is performing like this, opposing teams better start praying.

Toronto tried to make a game of it with solo home runs from Luis Urias, George Springer, and Brandon Valenzuela. Springer’s blast in the fifth was a reminder that the Blue Jays have talent, but three solo homers aren’t going to overcome a 12-run deficit. It was too little, too late, and frankly, it felt like consolation prizes.

This game tells you everything you need to know about where these two organizations stand right now. Chicago came in hungry, aggressive, and ready to impose their will on an opponent. The White Sox didn’t beat themselves. They simply outplayed Toronto in every conceivable way. That’s respectable baseball. That’s a team trending upward.

The Blue Jays, meanwhile, need to take a hard look in the mirror. Spencer Miles’s poor outing was unacceptable. Allowing six runs in four innings to a team that’s supposed to contend in the AL East is the kind of performance that gets you demoted or worse. Toronto has the talent to compete with anybody, but Friday’s loss showed they’re not ready to compete with the hungry, well-constructed White Sox lineup that showed up at Rogers Centre.