{"id":694516,"date":"2026-05-25T23:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/694516\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:53:12","slug":"munetaka-murakami-homers-as-the-white-sox-cool-off-the-twins-with-a-3-1-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/694516\/","title":{"rendered":"Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins with a 3-1 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Munetaka Murakami<\/a> homered, Anthony Kay<\/a> pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox<\/a> stopped Minnesota’s four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins on Monday.<\/p>\n

Drew Romo<\/a> 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Brooks Lee<\/a> homered for Minnesota, which had won six of seven overall. Zebby Matthews<\/a> (1-2) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> since he went deep twice during an 8-3 victory<\/a> over the Cubs on May 16.<\/p>\n

Romo hit his fifth homer after Tristan Peters<\/a> reached on a leadoff walk in the second.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Kay got some help from Nishida in the second. The Japanese prospect threw out Orlando Arcia<\/a> when he attempted to score from second on Alex Jackson’s single to right, ending the inning.<\/p>\n

The Twins put runners on the corners with two outs in the fifth, but Kay escaped the jam when Austin Martin<\/a> fouled out.<\/p>\n

Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez handled the ninth for his 11th save in 14 opportunities.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Joe Ryan<\/a> (3-3, 3.02 ERA) starts for Minnesota on Tuesday, and fellow right-hander Sean Burke<\/a> (2-3, 4.08 ERA) pitches for Chicago.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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