Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
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Murakami hits 3-run homer, White Sox top Tigers 3-1 to move into 1st place tie in AL Central
Bryan Hudson (5-4), the second of four White Sox pitchers, got four outs for the win. Grant Taylor went the final 2 1/3 innings for his ninth save.
Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss at Cleveland on Wednesday that knocked them out of a share of first for the first time since July 4. Both the Guardians and White Sox are 78-75.
The White Sox are trying to become the first team in MLB history to make the postseason after losing 100-plus games in each of the previous two seasons.
Gleyber Torres drove in the Tigers' run in the third inning on a fielder's choice.
Murakami’s three-run homer, a 423-foot three-run drive to center in the first, was just the Japanese rookie’s third in his last 28 games. He launched the first pitch he saw, a high sinker from Framber Valdez.
Murakami also had a triple and struck out twice and is batting .111 in his last 28 games.
White Sox starter Erick Fedde allowed one run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out six, walked two and hit a batter before Hudson relieved.
Valdez (10-11) yielded three runs on three hits in five innings. He struck out eight and walked four.
With two outs in the fifth, Torres was held to a single on a drive to the base of the left-field wall on a quick retrieval by left fielder Randal Grichuk.
Dillon Dingler followed with a double and Hudson entered and struck out Riley Greene. Spencer Torkelson led off the sixth with a liner to the left field corner, but Grichuk threw him out at second.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Torres grounded into double play, third to first, Keith out at third. |
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9th Inning | McGonigle reached on infield single to shortstop, Keith to second. |
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9th Inning | Keith walked. Detroit Tigers challenged: call on the field was overturned. |
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9th Inning | Keith hit for Báez |
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9th Inning | Peck flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Peters in left field. |
Statistics
 DET |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 6 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 160 | Pitches | 127 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .281 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .188 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .368 | On Base Percentage | .265 |
| .650 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .598 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 2.2 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.2 |
| 14.0 | Batter Rating | 23.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.21 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .167 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .132 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .118 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .167 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 71.0 | MLB Rating | 72.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,472 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 77 | L1 | 0.52469134 | 85 |
| Chicago |
1 | 78 | W1 | 0.5185185 | 84 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 85 | W1 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
| Detroit |
9 | 86 | L1 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
 Kansas City |
16 | 93 | W1 | 0.42592594 | 69 |