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05/25 15:36 CDT Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins
with a 3-1 win
Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins with a 3-1 win
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- 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.
Brooks Lee homered for Minnesota, which had won six of seven overall. Zebby
Matthews (1-2) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.
Murakami tied it at 1 when he connected for his 18th homer in the first, a
375-foot drive to right. It was the first homer for the Japanese rookie since
he went deep twice during an 8-3 victory over the Cubs on May 16.
Romo hit his fifth homer after Tristan Peters reached on a leadoff walk in the
second.
That was more than enough for Kay (4-1), who allowed five hits, struck out five
and walked one. The left-hander improved to 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA in his past
four starts.
Kay got some help from Nishida in the second. The Japanese prospect threw out
Orlando Arcia when he attempted to score from second on Alex Jackson's single
to right, ending the inning.
The Twins put runners on the corners with two outs in the fifth, but Kay
escaped the jam when Austin Martin fouled out.
Seranthony Domnguez handled the ninth for his 11th save in 14 opportunities.
Up next
Joe Ryan (3-3, 3.02 ERA) starts for Minnesota on Tuesday, and fellow
right-hander Sean Burke (2-3, 4.08 ERA) pitches for Chicago.
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