Meidroth Hits 1st Grand Slam, Sandlin Retires 18 Straight in MLB Debut as White Sox Beat Twins 15-2
David Sandlin retired 18 straight batters in his debut as Chicago opened with an 18-hit attack and Chase Meidroth hit a grand slam.
- On Wednesday, rookie David Sandlin pitched six innings in his major league debut as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 15-2, powered by an 18-hit offensive attack.
- Munetaka Murakami homered for the third straight game to reach 20 home runs, while Chase Meidroth hit a seventh-inning grand slam in Chicago's explosive offensive display.
- Despite allowing a leadoff homer to Byron Buxton, Sandlin retired 18 consecutive batters—the most for a White Sox pitcher in a big league debut in over 100 years—while striking out four.
- Recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, Sandlin replaced Noah Schultz, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with right knee patellar tendinitis after being acquired in a February trade with Boston.
- Chicago has won eight of the past nine meetings against Minnesota, setting up Thursday's series finale between White Sox RHP Erick Fedde and Twins RHP Taj Bradley.
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Baseball: Murakami goes long for 3rd straight game to record 20th home run
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami homered for the third straight game in Wednesday's 15-2 win against the Minnesota Twins, following in Shohei Ohtani's footsteps as just the second Japanese player to hit 20 home runs in his Major League Baseball rookie season.
Meidroth hits 1st grand slam, Sandlin retires 18 straight in MLB debut as White Sox beat Twins 15-2
Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer. His 20 home runs are tied with Gary Sánchez (New York Yankees, 2015-16) and Wally Berger (Boston Braves, 1930) for second in MLB history through 55 career games.
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Sandlin dazzles in debut as White Sox smash Twins
David Sandlin pitched six innings of one-run ball in his major league debut and Munetaka Murakami homered for the third straight game as the host Chicago White Sox blasted the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday. Chicago secured at least a split of the four-game series behind a sterling outing from Sandlin, a right-hander acquired in a February trade with Boston which also brought reliever Jordan Hicks to the White Sox. An 18-hit attack propelled …
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