Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota's four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins on Monday. Drew Romo also connected for Chicago in the opener of a seven-game homestand. Rikuu Nishida singled in the fourth for his first hit in a successful big league debut. The White Sox have won seven in a row against the Twins for the first time since an eight-game streak in 1995. The opener of the four-game series was the first meeting of the AL Central teams this season.
Team stats
7Hits6
1Home runs2
1Walks2
8Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases1
123Pitches thrown139
7Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan KreidlerCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando ArciaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Lee3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin MartinRF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody ClemensLF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bell1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex JacksonC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor LarnachPH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron BuxtonDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor CaratiniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan GrayPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby MatthewsP | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Simeon Woods RichardsonP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |