{"id":827190,"date":"2026-08-27T04:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/827190\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T04:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:44:09","slug":"white-sox-rookie-tristan-peters-hits-a-home-run-in-5th-straight-game-tying-franchise-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/827190\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox rookie Tristan Peters hits a home run in 5th straight game, tying franchise mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago White Sox&#8217;s Tristan Peters watches his two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)Chicago White Sox&#8217;s Tristan Peters celebrates after hitting a two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)Chicago White Sox&#8217;s Tristan Peters celebrates after hitting a two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)Chicago White Sox&#8217;s Tristan Peters (29) celebrates with manager Will Venable (1) at the dugout after hitting a two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 ikGclg\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 hSpCPW\">Chicago White Sox&#8217;s Tristan Peters watches his two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">CHICAGO \u2013 Tristan Peters homered in a fifth straight game for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, tying a franchise record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Peters and Munetaka Murakami are also the only rookies in club history to hit home runs in five consecutive games in the same season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DchpppHlDvC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peters connected on a two-run drive<\/a> in the fifth inning that put the White Sox ahead of the Texas Rangers 6-2. The 26-year-old Canadian now has 12 homers on the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The streak matches the longest by a rookie, accomplished 13 times before \u2014 including by teammate Murakami this year. Ron Kittle in 1983 was the only other White Sox rookie to do so, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Eight times previously the White Sox have had a player hit homers in five straight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See AP\u2019s full MLB coverage here<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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