CHICAGO \u2014 The Chicago White Sox improved to 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004 with Sunday\u2019s 3-0 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 22,325 at Rate Field.<\/p>\n
The Sox completed their first three-game home sweep of Toronto since Sept. 1-3, 1995. According to Stats Perform, it\u2019s the first time the Sox (4-5) have swept the previous season\u2019s American League champions since Sept. 4-6, 2015, at Kansas City.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are finding different ways to win,\u201d manager Will Venable said. \u201cEveryone on the roster has to contribute. I think this weekend was a really good example of how important that is, to have contributions across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here are three takeaways from Rate Field:<\/p>\n
\u2018Outstanding\u2019 Davis Martin follows the lead of his teammates<\/p>\n
Venable used the word \u201coutstanding\u201d to describe starter Davis Martin\u2019s outing on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The right-hander allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in six innings as the Sox posted their first shutout of 2026. It was the first quality start by a Sox pitcher this season.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe did a great job,\u201d Venable said. \u201cAhead of the count all day. Maintained the count leverage. We talk about strikes and the importance of it, and really with all of our guys today we saw how effective that could be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin wanted to follow the lead his teammates established earlier in the series.<\/p>\n
\u201cSean (Burke) kind of set the tone for that and (opener Grant Taylor), first game (on Friday),\u201d Martin said. \u201cKind of showed that we have a really good game plan going into this week and if we execute that game plan and continue to apply pressure, we\u2019re going to put ourselves in a really good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Blue Jays had six hits Sunday. Sox pitchers held Toronto to a .188 average (19 for 101) in the series.<\/p>\n
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Sox get a boost with three two-out RBIs<\/p>\n
Miguel Vargas worked a full count with a runner on third and two outs in the first inning. He got a fastball over the plate and hit a liner to center that skipped past Daulton Varsho for an RBI triple.<\/p>\n
It was the first of three two-out RBIs on Sunday for the Sox.<\/p>\n
Munetaka Murakami scored on a two-out double to left field by Lenyn Sosa in the third inning. One inning later, Austin Hays knocked in Luisangel Acu\u00f1a with a two-out single to right field.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s huge,\u201d Venable said of the two-out hits. \u201cJust continue to grind, put good at-bats together. I think today was an example of each guy just not trying to do too much, kind of taking what the opposition was giving us.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJust continue to battle and good things can happen even with two outs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vargas made contributions throughout the series. He scored twice on Friday, including the game-tying run in the 10th inning of the 5-4 victory. He had two hits, two walks and scored twice in Saturday\u2019s 6-3 win. And he was 1 for 4 with the tone-setting RBI triple on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Tanner Murray showcases steady defense in his major-league debut<\/p>\n
Tanner Murray said he \u201ccouldn\u2019t ask for anything better\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Sox called the infielder up from Triple-A Charlotte, and he went 0 for 2 in his major-league debut while displaying strong defense at shortstop.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe know he\u2019s a plus defender out there,\u201d Venable said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the reasons he\u2019s here. Really nice job and a great day for Tanner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murray made a great play in the third inning, ranging far on the second-base side of the bag to field an Addison Barger grounder with the bases loaded. Murray spun and fired to first in time to get Barger for the final out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI almost fell over when I got it,\u201d Murray said. \u201cI turned around and saw hundreds of faces and I was like, \u2018(first baseman Murakami\u2019s) got me somewhere over there.\u2019 I threw it to him, he made the play and we got out of the inning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murray joined the Sox as the team placed outfielder Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Pereira\u2019s IL stint is retroactive to Thursday. He last played on Wednesday, exiting soon after fouling a ball off his ankle in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins. Pereira had rolled the ankle jumping into the right-field wall while trying to go after a fly ball during the March 30 game in Miami.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe just wasn\u2019t making a ton of progress,\u201d Venable said. \u201cHe was working really hard with his rehab. We weren\u2019t seeing enough progression as far as his health goes to be comfortable putting him out there. Just give him some time to recover and get back out there after his rehab stint whenever that might be.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sox acquired Pereira and Murray in a November trade, sending pitchers Yoendrys Gomez and Steven Wilson to the Tampa Bay Rays. Murray, 26, has a .275\/.331\/.437 career slash line with 43 home runs and 236 RBIs in 419 games during six minor-league seasons in the Rays (2021-25) and Sox (2026) organizations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny way I can help the team, I\u2019m here for it,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n
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