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Murakami broke a tie in the seventh with a 393-foot homer to left center, scoring Antonacci and sending the White Sox to a 7-5 win over the Tigers. Murakami finished 1-for-5 with the homer and two RBI, and Chicago won the strikeout battle 9-5. The White Sox move to 65-58 and now lead the season series 6-3. Next up, the White Sox visit the Cubs while the Tigers head to Pittsburgh, both on Monday.
Murakami's homer to left center in the seventh, scoring Antonacci, put the White Sox ahead for good in a 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Murakami went 1-for-5 with the homer and two RBI to lead Chicago at the plate.
The White Sox out-struck the Tigers 9-5, improving to 65-58 while Detroit dropped to 60-64, and Chicago now leads the season series 6-3.
The White Sox lead the AL Central by 2½, winners of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Tigers sit 4th in the AL Central, 8 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 over their last 10.
The White Sox are up next at Twins (Aug 28-30). The Tigers are up next home vs Dodgers (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.



White Sox to winHit
CWS -1.5 · 48%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWSChicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| DETDetroit Tigers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Antonacci | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .275 | .365 | .404 |
Munetaka Murakami | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .235 | .368 | .543 |
Miguel Vargas | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .239 | .344 | .491 |
Andrew Benintendi | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .245 | .308 | .420 |
Randal Grichuk | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .276 | .304 | .535 |
Braden Montgomery | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .238 | .329 | .376 |
Colson Montgomery | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .212 | .291 | .431 |
Chase Meidroth | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .278 | .354 | .416 |
Tristan Peters | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .336 | .429 |
Brenton Doyle | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .219 | .278 | .301 |
Drew Romo | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .135 | .215 | .303 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Burke | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72-46 | 3.15 | 72 |
Hagen Smith | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 0.00 | 26 |
Huascar Brazoban | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.87 | 9 |
Sean Newcomb | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33-18 | 2.51 | 33 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | CWS 100.0 | 1.5 | |
| B9 | CWS 98.5 | 3.2 | |
| B9 | CWS 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | CWS 90.5 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | CWS 91.0 | 0.6 | |
| T9 | CWS 91.6 | 9.7 | |
| T9 | CWS 81.9 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | CWS 83.5 | 6.8 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.