{"id":580807,"date":"2026-04-13T02:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580807\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:19:07","slug":"tanner-murray-hits-first-mlb-homer-and-white-sox-edge-royals-6-5-after-3-hour-rain-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580807\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanner Murray hits first MLB homer and White Sox edge Royals 6-5 after 3-hour rain delay"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — – Tanner Murray<\/a> hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery<\/a> also connected and the Chicago White Sox<\/a> outlasted the Kansas City Royals<\/a> 6-5 on Sunday after the first pitch was pushed back 3 hours because of rain.<\/p>\n

Dustin Harris<\/a> 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<\/a> (0-2).<\/p>\n

Chicago equaled a club record by using nine pitchers in a nine-inning game. That mark was set against Cleveland on Sept. 14, 1997.<\/p>\n

The last four White Sox relievers – Bryan Hudson<\/a>, Jordan Leasure<\/a> (1-0), Lucas Sims<\/a> and Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez – combined for six strikeouts in 4 1\/3 hitless innings. Dom\u00ednguez got three outs for his third save.<\/p>\n

Following the long delay, Murray launched a two-run homer off starter Noah Cameron<\/a> in the second to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead. That snapped a Chicago scoreless streak that lasted 21 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

It was the second career hit for the 26-year-old Murray, who debuted in the majors April 5.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> and Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cameron was removed after loading the bases with one out in the sixth. Nick Mears<\/a> retired Montgomery on a foul popup, but then walked pinch-hitter Andrew Benintendi<\/a> to force in the tying run.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

LHP Noah Schultz makes his major league debut Tuesday for the White Sox when they host LHP Shane McClanahan<\/a> (0-1, 4.15 ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LHP Cole Ragans<\/a> (0-3, 5.91 ERA) faces LHP Framber Valdez<\/a> (1-1, 4.76) and the Detroit Tigers<\/a> when the Royals begin a six-game trip Tuesday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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