Pérez tosses 6 hitless innings in his Chicago debut as the White Sox
pound the Twins 9-0
[April 01, 2025]
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO (AP) — Martín Pérez threw six hitless innings
in a sparkling Chicago debut, and the White Sox pounded the Minnesota
Twins 9-0 on Monday.
Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benintendi hit three-run
homers in the first and second innings. Michael A. Taylor made it 9-0
with a two-run drive in the third against Twins starter Chris Paddock
(0-1), sending the White Sox to an easy win after they lost two of three
in their season-opening series against the Los Angeles Angels. |
Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn hits a three-run home run
during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins
in Chicago, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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The Twins' only hits were singles by Willi
Castro in the seventh against Mike Vasil and Ryan Jeffers in the
eighth. They fell to 0-4 following a sweep at St. Louis, their
worst start since the 2016 team dropped its first nine games.
Pérez (1-0) threw 93 pitches while tying a career high with nine
strikeouts and walking three. The left-hander retired the first
11 batters before walking Jeffers.
Pérez, who turns 34 on Friday, was an All-Star with Texas in
2022 and helped the Rangers win the World Series the following
year. He pitched for Pittsburgh and San Diego last season before
signing a $5 million, one-year contract with Chicago in January.
Vasil retired the first two batters in the seventh before Castro
singled.
Paddack got tagged for nine runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Key moment
Vaughn set the tone when he connected after Miguel Vargas led
off the first with a single and Luis Robert Jr. walked. His line
drive to left-center just cleared the wall.
Robert hit a sacrifice fly in the second before Benintendi made
it 7-0 with a three-run drive to right for his second homer this
season and 100th of his career.
Key stat
White Sox starters have not allowed an earned run through a
franchise-record 23 innings. The previous mark to start a season
was 21 in 1947, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Up next
RHP Simeon Woods Richardson gets the ball for the Twins on
Tuesday night, while White Sox RHP Shane Smith makes his major
league debut.
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