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)

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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