Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
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Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins with a 3-1 win
Drew Romo also connected for Chicago in the opener of a seven-game homestand. Rikuu Nishida singled in the fourth for his first hit in a successful big league debut.
The White Sox have won seven in a row against the Twins for the first time since an eight-game streak in 1995. The opener of the four-game series was the first meeting of the AL Central teams this season.
Brooks Lee homered for Minnesota, which had won six of seven overall. Zebby Matthews (1-2) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.
Murakami tied it at 1 when he connected for his 18th homer in the first, a 375-foot drive to right. It was the first homer for the Japanese rookie since he went deep twice during an 8-3 victory over the Cubs on May 16.
Romo hit his fifth homer after Tristan Peters reached on a leadoff walk in the second.
That was more than enough for Kay (4-1), who allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one. The left-hander improved to 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA in his past four starts.
Kay got some help from Nishida in the second. The Japanese prospect threw out Orlando Arcia when he attempted to score from second on Alex Jackson’s single to right, ending the inning.
The Twins put runners on the corners with two outs in the fifth, but Kay escaped the jam when Austin Martin fouled out.
Seranthony Domínguez handled the ninth for his 11th save in 14 opportunities.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caratini popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Keaschall to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Caratini hit for Jackson |
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9th Inning | Larnach struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Keaschall singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Drew Romo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Tristan Gray called out on strikes. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 139 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 3.6 |
| .206 | Batting Average | .200 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .400 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .300 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .603 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .673 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.86 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.73 |
| .147 | Isolated Power | .200 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .100 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 71.8 | MLB Rating | 76.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 30,114 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
| Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
 Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |