Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1
Murakami’s first-inning homer backed a White Sox staff that held Minnesota to one run.
- On Monday, Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami launched his 18th home run off Zebby Matthews in the first inning, ending a seven-game drought as the Sox defeated Minnesota 3-1 before 30,114 fans at Rate Field.
- Murakami's drought stretched seven games after his two-homer performance May 16 against the Cubs, while the Twins arrived with momentum, having won six of seven before facing Kay's improved form.
- Right fielder Rikuu Nishida, making his major-league debut from Triple-A Charlotte, threw out Orlando Arcia at home in the second inning so forcefully his left shoe fell off; catcher Drew Romo hit a two-run homer in the bottom half to put Chicago ahead 3-1.
- Closer Seranthony Dominguez earned his 11th save as the bullpen shut out Minnesota, moving the White Sox to 27-26 and extending their lead over the Twins to 1.5 games in the AL Central.
- Kay's ERA has improved from 6.11 on April 27 to 3.96 over his recent stretch, with the left-hander striking out five while allowing five hits and one walk; he relied heavily on his sweeper, calling it "probably my best strike pitch today.
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Twins tasked with slowing White Sox’s Japanese rookies
Only three Japanese-born players had appeared for the Chicago White Sox before this season. Now Chicago can put two Japanese countrymen in the same starting lineup as recent call-up Rikuu Nishida joins slugging rookie first baseman Munetaka Murakami. After connecting for a solo shot in the first inning of Chicago's 3-1 home win against the
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Usa newsRikuu Nishida has impressive debut as White Sox top Twins
Munetaka Murakami provided an early blast, and his Japanese countryman Rikuu Nishida added a timely, flashy assist from right field in his major-league debut Monday afternoon to help the White Sox hold off the Twins 3-1 at Rate Field.Murakami launched his 18th home run of the season in the first inning, ending his seven-game homer drought with an arching solo shot to right off Twins starter Zebby Matthews(1-2). He hadn’t gone deep since May 16 a…
CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six brilliant innings, and the Chicago White Sox snapped Minnesota's four-game winning streak on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the Twins.
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