Guardians vs White Sox

Munetaka Murakami Sparks a Sixth-Inning Explosion to Snap Chicago’s Skid

• The Headline: The White Sox suddenly wake up from a four-game slumber with an explosive sixth-inning rally, knocking off the Guardians 6-3.

• The Recap:

  For the first five innings at Rate Field, you could practically hear the crickets chirping as both bullpens and starting pitchers played an intense game of scoreless chicken. Then the sixth inning arrived and blew the doors completely off the hinges.

  Cleveland struck first when Rhys Hoskins launched a two-run shot to break the ice. But the White Sox answered back instantly when Munetaka Murakami clobbered his team-leading 26th home run of the year. From there, the wheels fell entirely off for the Guardians’ bullpen. Chicago strung together a flurry of damage, highlighted by a clutch two-run double from Tristan Peters and an RBI single by Chase Meidroth to cap a massive five-run frame.

  Angel Genao tried to spark a late-inning minor comeback with a solo shot for Cleveland, but Grant Taylor locked down the ninth with zero fuss to secure the 6-3 win, snapping the Pale Hose’s four-game slide and shaking up the AL Central.