Colt Emerson homers for 1st career hit as Mariners beat White Sox 6-1
behind Woo
[May 19, 2026]
SEATTLE (AP) — Touted prospect Colt Emerson launched a three-run homer
for his first major league hit, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a
three-game slide Monday night with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White
Sox.
Bryan Woo (4-2) pitched six shutout innings for the Mariners, allowing
three hits and two walks. The right-hander struck out eight and retired
his final 11 batters. He threw 60 of his 90 pitches for strikes. |
Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford, right, hands the trident to Colt
Emerson (4) after Emerson hit a three-run home run against the Chicago
White Sox, his first major league hit, during the eighth inning of a
baseball game, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey
Wasson) |
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Julio Rodríguez hit his eighth homer — a solo shot off Noah
Schultz (2-3) in the first to put Seattle ahead for good.
Emerson, the team's top pick in the 2023 amateur draft,
connected on a 2-2 pitch from Trevor Richards with two outs in
the eighth to extend the lead to 6-1.
The 20-year-old third baseman was selected 22nd overall and
recently signed a $95 million, eight-year contract — the largest
for a minor league player with no big league experience. He was
called up over the weekend and had family in the stands Monday
for his second game after they were unable to attend his debut
Sunday.
Jhonny Pereda was hit by a pitch before scoring on a two-out
double by Randy Arozarena to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead in the
third.
Pereda was thrown out at home but it was ruled shortstop Colson
Montgomery impeded his progress rounding second and the run was
awarded. White Sox manager Wil Venable was ejected for arguing
the call.
Arozarena doubled again leading off the sixth, moved to third on
a passed ball and scored on a single by Josh Naylor to make it
3-0. Naylor finished 3 for 4 and stole two bases.
Sam Antonacci singled off Woo to begin the game and Munetaka
Murakami followed with a walk, but Antonacci was thrown out at
third by Woo when he tried to take an extra base on the free
pass.
Antonacci and Murakami had one-out singles to put runners at the
corners in the third, but Woo struck out Miguel Vargas and
Montgomery to keep it 1-0.
Eduard Bazardo gave up a leadoff homer to Tristan Peters in the
seventh for Chicago's lone run. José A. Ferrer got the final out
in the seventh and pitched a scoreless eighth before Andrés
Muñoz worked a perfect ninth.
Up next
White Sox LHP Anthony Kay (3-1, 4.61 ERA) starts Tuesday
opposite Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (0-0, 3.38).
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