Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
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Tanner Murray hits first MLB homer and White Sox edge Royals 6-5 after 3-hour rain delay
Dustin Harris led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit double and scored the tiebreaking run for the White Sox on a wild pitch by John Schreiber (0-2).
Chicago equaled a club record by using nine pitchers in a nine-inning game. That mark was set against Cleveland on Sept. 14, 1997.
The last four White Sox relievers — Bryan Hudson, Jordan Leasure (1-0), Lucas Sims and Seranthony Domínguez — combined for six strikeouts in 4 1/3 hitless innings. Domínguez got three outs for his third save.
Following the long delay, Murray launched a two-run homer off starter Noah Cameron in the second to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead. That snapped a Chicago scoreless streak that lasted 21 2/3 innings.
It was the second career hit for the 26-year-old Murray, who debuted in the majors April 5.
Kansas City erased the deficit by drawing four walks and scoring three runs in the third. Montgomery put the White Sox back in front 4-3 with his two-run homer in the fourth, but the Royals took a 5-4 lead in the bottom half on RBI singles by Isaac Collins and Bobby Witt Jr.
Cameron was removed after loading the bases with one out in the sixth. Nick Mears retired Montgomery on a foul popup, but then walked pinch-hitter Andrew Benintendi to force in the tying run.
LHP Cole Ragans (0-3, 5.91 ERA) faces LHP Framber Valdez (1-1, 4.76) and the Detroit Tigers when the Royals begin a six-game trip Tuesday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pasquantino struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Witt Jr. walked. |
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9th Inning | Garcia flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Isbel struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Domínguez relieved Sims |
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9th Inning | Sosa flied out to right. |
Statistics
CHW |
KC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 7 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 32 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 134 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
| .219 | Batting Average | .188 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .469 | Slugging Percentage | .219 |
| .375 | Secondary Average | .188 |
| .359 | On Base Percentage | .316 |
| .828 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .535 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.3 |
| 39.0 | Batter Rating | 28.0 |
| 16.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.35 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
| .250 | Isolated Power | .031 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
| .125 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .154 |
| .156 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 85.3 | MLB Rating | 74.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,552 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota |
9 | 7 | .563 | - | W2 |
Cleveland |
9 | 7 | .563 | - | L1 |
Kansas City |
7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | L1 |
Detroit |
7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | W3 |
Chicago |
6 | 10 | .375 | 3 | W1 |


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