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08/08 21:44 CDT Murakami HR, Peters, Meidroth each knock in 2 runs as White Sox
top Guardians to end 4-game skid
Murakami HR, Peters, Meidroth each knock in 2 runs as White Sox top Guardians
to end 4-game skid
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase
Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the
White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst
four-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 Guillns' No. 13 before the game
Up next
Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (8-7, 3.87 ERA) faces White Sox RHP Davis Martin
(9-6, 4.13) on Sunday.
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