Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks
· Major League Baseball
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Ildemaro Vargas has 2 HRs and 5 RBIs, leads Diamondbacks past White Sox in 11-7 slugfest
Vargas hit two homers in a game for just the second time in his 10-year big league career. Arenado finished with four hits and three RBI. Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll both had three hits.
The D-backs had three triples and three homers for just the third time in franchise history, which started in 1998.
Chicago's Munetaka Murakami homered in his fifth straight game, hitting a two-run shot in the seventh to tie an MLB rookie record.
The D-backs trailed 2-0 after one inning but rallied for a 4-2 lead in the second after Vargas crushed a three-run homer that landed deep in the left field seats. Carroll added an RBI single. Vargas has hit safety in all 17 games this year, which is the longest streak to start a season in franchise history.
He has a 20-game hitting streak dating to last season, which is currently the longest in the big leagues. The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the third.
Chicago's Miguel Vargas cut the deficit to 4-3 in the third with a solo homer that flew 428 feet, clearing the fence at the deepest part of Chase Field in left center. Colson Montgomery also hit a solo homer.
The White Sox took the early 2-0 lead after a Edgar Quero's bases-loaded walk and Montgomery's RBI groundout. Chase Meidroth and Miguel Vargas started the inning with back-to-back singles.
Arizona's Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0) gave up four runs over five innings. Chicago's Anthony Kay (1-1) was tagged for eight runs over 3 2/3 innings.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Montgomery flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Quero walked. |
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9th Inning | Murakami to second on wild pitch by Sewald. |
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9th Inning | Pereira popped out to first. |
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9th Inning | Murakami singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Vargas struck out swinging. |
Statistics
CHW |
ARI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 17 | Ground Balls | 17 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 10 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 16 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 5 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 11 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 38 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 1 | Triples | 3 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 158 | Pitches | 204 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 22 | Total Bases | 32 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created | 13.3 |
| .297 | Batting Average | .421 |
| .333 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .595 | Slugging Percentage | .842 |
| .459 | Secondary Average | .632 |
| .381 | On Base Percentage | .500 |
| .976 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.342 |
| 1.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 14.9 |
| 51.5 | Batter Rating | 78.5 |
| 12.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 12.7 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.76 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.64 |
| .297 | Isolated Power | .421 |
| 0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.20 |
| .119 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .136 |
| .162 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .211 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 21.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 99.0 | MLB Rating | 123.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 20,799 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland |
14 | 12 | .538 | - | L1 |
Detroit |
13 | 12 | .520 | 0.5 | W1 |
Minnesota |
12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
Chicago |
9 | 15 | .375 | 4 | L1 |
Kansas City |
8 | 17 | .320 | 5.5 | L1 |
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Diego |
16 | 8 | .667 | - | L1 |
Los Angeles |
16 | 8 | .667 | - | L2 |
Arizona |
14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | W1 |
San Francisco |
11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | W2 |
Colorado |
10 | 15 | .400 | 6.5 | W1 |

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