Meidroth hits 1st grand slam, Sandlin retires 18 straight in MLB debut
as White Sox beat Twins 15-2
[May 28, 2026]
CHICAGO (AP) — Chase Meidroth hit his first career grand
slam, David Sandlin struck four in six innings in his major league
debut, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on
Wednesday night.
Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer. His 20 home runs are
tied with Gary Sánchez (New York Yankees, 2015-16) and Wally Berger
(Boston Braves, 1930) for second in MLB history through 55 career games. |
Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami of Japan, rounds the bases after
hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game
against the Minnesota Twins in Chicago, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP
Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Cody Bellinger (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2017) hit 22 homers in his
first 55 games.
Minnesota's Byron Buxton homered to lead off the game, but the
25-year-old Sandlin retired 18 consecutive batters — the first
White Sox pitcher to retire 18 in a row in his debut since 1920.
Minnesota's Kody Clemens hit a solo shot in the eighth.
Sam Antonacci went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, Randal Grichuk had
three hits and drove in two runs. Meidroth, Colson Montgomery
and Tristan Peters each added two hits.
Murakami followed Meidroth's slam with a home run to make it
14-2.
Meidroth has five homers this season, matching his rookie total
from last season.
Connor Prielipp (1-3) gave up six runs and eight hits, walked
three and had five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Antonacci hit a two-run single that gave the White Sox a 2-1
lead in the second inning and Montgomery doubled to a drive in a
run in the third.
Antonacci's two-run single highlighted Chicago's five-run fifth
before Murakami singled to lead off the sixth, stole second base
and scored on Grichuk's single to make it 9-1.
Up next
Twins RHP Taj Bradley (5-1, 2.77 ERA) takes the mound Thursday
against White Sox RHP Erick Fedde (0-5, 5.47) to conclude a
three-game series.
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