Murakami homers again as the White Sox top the Angels for a rain-delayed
8-7 win
[April 28, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer
in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the
slumping Los Angeles Angels for an 8-7 win Monday night.
Andrew Benintendi had three RBIs as Chicago improved to 6-4 in its last
10 games. Miguel Vargas hit a solo drive, and Tristan Peters had two
hits and scored two runs. |
Chicago White Sox's Andrew Benintendi (23) walks to the dugout after
being called out on strikes during the third inning of a baseball game
against the Los Angeles Angels in Chicago, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP
Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Jorge Soler hit a solo homer for Los Angeles in the rain-delayed
opener of a three-game series. Mike Trout had two hits and
scored twice.
The Angels blew a 5-1 lead in their fourth consecutive loss and
eighth in nine games overall. They had a 6-0 lead Sunday at
Kansas City and lost 11-9 when Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer
for the Royals in the 10th inning.
The White Sox sent 10 batters to the plate while scoring seven
times in the seventh. It was their biggest inning of the season.
Benintendi's two-run double off Nick Sandlin (0-1) trimmed the
Angels' lead to one. Murakami then greeted Drew Pomeranz with a
drive to right-center for his major league-best 12th homer.
Vargas followed Murakami with another homer for an 8-5 lead.
The 26-year-old Murakami, a rookie slugger from Japan, is
batting .349 (15 for 43) with seven homers and 14 RBIs in his
last 10 games.
Osvaldo Bido (2-0) pitched three innings of one-run ball for the
win.
Soler and Nolan Schanuel each drove in a run in the ninth
against Grant Taylor before Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on
a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third. It
was Hudson's first career save.
The start was delayed three hours as rain and thunderstorms
rolled over Rate Field.
Up next
José Soriano (5-0, 0.24 ERA) starts for the Angels on Tuesday
night, and fellow right-hander Davis Martin (3-1, 2.01 ERA)
pitches for the White Sox.
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