Murakami's late homer lifts Sox to Detroit sweep
TL;DR
Trailing 4-1 in Detroit, the White Sox rallied with five unanswered innings a la Romo’s fifth-inning two-run homer and Grichuk-Montgomery's sixth-inning go-ahead rally to tie the game at 4. Munetaka Murakami then delivered a seventh-inning two-run blast and Miguel Vargas added an insurance run in the ninth as Chicago held on for a 7-5 win, completing a three-game sweep at Comerica Park—their first in Detroit since 2022 and with their AL Central lead extending to 5.5 games (magic number down to 34).
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