CHICAGO — — Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in an enormous seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for an 8-7 win Monday night time.
Andrew Benintendi had three RBI as Chicago improved to 6-4 in its final 10 video games. Miguel Vargas hit a solo drive, and Tristan Peters had two hits and scored two runs.
Jorge Soler hit a solo homer for Los Angeles within the rain-delayed opener of a three-game collection. Mike Trout had two hits and scored twice.
The Angels blew a 5-1 lead of their fourth consecutive loss and eighth in 9 video games general. They had a 6-0 lead Sunday at Kansas City and misplaced 11-9 when Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer for the Royals within the tenth inning.
The White Sox despatched 10 batters to the plate whereas scoring seven occasions within the seventh. It was their greatest inning of the season.
Benintendi’s two-run double off Nick Sandlin (0-1) trimmed the Angels’ result in one. Murakami then greeted Drew Pomeranz with a drive to right-center for his main league-best twelfth homer. Vargas adopted Murakami with one other homer for an 8-5 lead.
The 26-year-old Murakami, a rookie slugger from Japan, is batting .349 (15 for 43) with seven homers and 14 RBI in his final 10 video games.
Osvaldo Bido (2-0) pitched three innings of one-run ball for the win.
Soler and Nolan Schanuel every drove in a run within the ninth towards Grant Taylor earlier than Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third. It was Hudson’s first profession save.
The begin was delayed three hours as rain and thunderstorms rolled over Rate Field.
José Soriano (5-0, 0.24 ERA) begins for the Angels on Tuesday night time, and fellow right-hander Davis Martin (3-1, 2.01 ERA) pitches for the White Sox.
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