Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
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Murakami HR, Peters, Meidroth each knock in 2 runs as White Sox top Guardians to end 4-game skid
Braden Montgomery singled in a run in the eighth as Chicago (60-56) increased its first-place lead in the AL Central to three games over Cleveland and Minnesota.
Rhys Hoskins had two hits, including a two-run homer. Angel Genao went deep in the seventh and added a single for Cleveland, which has lost four of five.
Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked one in a second straight solid start. Four relievers followed, and Grant Taylor worked around a single in the the ninth for his sixth save.
Gavin Williams allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walked two.
The starters were locked in a scoreless duel through five innings.
Hoskins lined Kay’s low sweeper into the left field stands to put Cleveland ahead 2-0 with one out in the sixth.
Murakami's lofted his team-leading 26th homer off the left-field foul pole off Williams with one out in the sixth, cutting it to 2-1. Miguel Vargas followed with a single.
Colin Holderman (6-3) relieved and gave up three runs on two hits and two hit batters without recording an out in the sixth to take the loss.
Holderman plunked the first two batters he faced to load the bases, then surrendered a two-run double to Peters and a single to Meidroth.
The White Sox managed just one hit, a single by Andrew Benintendi, and three baserunners off Williams through the first five innings.
The White Sox retired former All-Star shortstop and World Series winning manager Ozzie Guilléns’ No. 13 before the game
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | DeLauter lined out to first. |
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9th Inning | Adell grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Genao to second on wild pitch by Taylor. |
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9th Inning | Kwan flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Genao singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Taylor relieved Hudson |
Statistics
 CLE |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 30 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 134 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 4.3 |
| .297 | Batting Average | .233 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .514 | Slugging Percentage | .367 |
| .216 | Secondary Average | .267 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .361 |
| .847 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .728 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.9 |
| 33.0 | Batter Rating | 37.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
| .216 | Isolated Power | .133 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .026 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .083 |
| -.081 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .033 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 87.3 | MLB Rating | 83.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,227 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 76 | L1 | 0.51898736 | 82 |
| Chicago |
1 | 77 | L1 | 0.51265824 | 81 |
 Minnesota |
7.5 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
 Detroit |
8.5 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
 Kansas City |
14 | 90 | W1 | 0.43037975 | 68 |