Queens already shut them out. Cincinnati already hung a banner. This is Rate Field’s three runs.
ESPN recap / Associated Press: Chicago 3, Detroit 1, Thursday night. Munetaka Murakami hit a 423-foot three-run homer to center in the first, his team-leading 32nd, off Framber Valdez — first pitch, a high sinker. He also tripled and struck out twice; AP: batting .111 in his last 28 games, just his third homer in that stretch. Bryan Hudson (5–4) got four outs for the win, second of four White Sox pitchers. Grant Taylor the last 2⅓ for his ninth save. Valdez (10–11): three runs, three hits, five innings, eight strikeouts, four walks.
Chicago rebounded from Wednesday’s 6–3 loss at Cleveland that knocked them out of a share of first for the first time since July 4. Both the White Sox and idle Guardians sit 78–75. AP: 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. A tie is not a clinch. Gleyber Torres a fielder’s choice in the third for Detroit’s run. Starter Erick Fedde: one run, four hits, 4⅔, six strikeouts. Attendance 18,472. Time 2:33. First pitch 7:40 p.m. ET.
Phillies 3–0 already ran. Dodgers 8–2 already ran. Twins 5–4 already ran. We will not invent a Friday Tigers–White Sox score from a game that has not closed on this board.
What this means for you
If you needed the Phillies, that file exists. If you needed the Central, Chicago and Cleveland are tied, not done. 3–1 is the score.
Bottom line: White Sox 3–1. Murakami 32nd. Tied for first. Not a clinch.
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