The Chicago White Sox just absolutely torched the Houston Astros 12-3, turning what looked like a rough day into an absolute slugfest thanks to an offensive explosion that nobody saw coming. Seriously, this team went from struggling to find a long ball to hitting five of them in one game, a season high, and they did it all while the Astros completely melted down.
Peña’s Early Bombs, Then the Astro Meltdown
When Jeremy Peña started the game with a solo homer off Erick Fedde, it felt like the Astros were about to run wild. He even tied the game at two with another solo shot in the third. But get this, the White Sox responded immediately. Sam Antonacci walked in the bottom of the first, and then Munetaka Murakami started his bobblehead day celebration, grounding in a run to make it 3-2 after Peña’s second shot. Then Taylor Trammell hit a solo bomb in the fifth to tie it again. It looked like Houston was set for another huge sixth inning, just like they’d had in the first two games of the series. But they left the bases loaded! After that, they just seemed to give up on offense for the rest of the day. You gotta be kidding me, right? That’s where the game flipped completely.
The Bomb Squad Ignites for a Season High
And flipped it did! The White Sox, who hadn’t even hit a homer in a week, decided to make up for lost time. Miguel Vargas went deep in the bottom of the sixth to make it 5-3, and that was just the beginning. Chase Meidroth parked one to lead off the seventh, then the man of the hour, Munetaka Murakami, drove in two more runs with a clutch single. Andrew Benintendi even blooped a 68 mph RBI to push it to 9-3. But they weren’t done with the long ball! Even Junior Perez, a .171 hitter and defensive replacement, got in on the action with a two-run shot. That brought Murakami back up, and he delivered with his sixth RBI of the day! Five dingers in one game? A season high for the Sox, and a truly wild turnaround.
This 12-3 absolute romp runs Chicago’s record to 55-49, which is huge! They’re now leading the AL Central by 2 1/2 games over Cleveland, who dropped their fifth straight to the Rays. Minnesota is 3 1/2 back, and Detroit is six games out after falling to the Royals again. Tomorrow, the Yankees are rolling into town with Gerrit Cole set to open a four-game series. It’s a massive matchup and the Sox are carrying some serious momentum after this explosion. Can they keep the bombs dropping? We’re all gonna find out!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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