Murakami's 11th HR, Domínguez's 6th save lead White Sox to 5-4 win over
the Nationals
[April 25, 2026]
CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami hit his 11th homer of the season and
reliever Seranthony Domínguez struck out two in the ninth inning as the
Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday night.
The White Sox have won four of their last five games. Munetaka has hit a
home run in six of the last seven games and moved into a tie with
Houston's Yordan Alvarez for the MLB lead. |
Chicago White Sox's Luisangel Acuna (0) scores on an Andrew Benintendi
sacrifice fly while Washington Nationals catcher Drew Millas, right,
attempts to apply a tag during the seventh inning of a baseball game in
Chicago, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) |
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Munetaka's latest homer was a 415-foot shot to center field in
the fourth inning.
Domínguez entered in the ninth and struck out Nasim Nuñez, and
coaxed José Tena into a ground out. With the potential tying run
at third base, Nationals leadoff hitter James Wood — who has the
fourth-best OPS in the league — struck out swinging and
Domínguez earned his sixth save.
Jordan Leasure (2-0) struck out one in one inning and gave up a
home run to Brady House.
The Nationals scored first on a sacrifice fly by Luis García Jr.
in the second, and scored two more runs in the fifth. Reliever
Riley Cornelio (0-1) pitched two innings, walking four batters.
He allowed earned runs and had a strikeout in his MLB debut.
Colson Montgomery and Tristan Peters hit RBI singles and
Luisangel Acuña scored in the seventh as the White Sox took
their first lead in the game.
Up next
The Nationals send Jake Irvin (1-3, 6.00 ERA) against Chicago's
Noah Schultz (1-1, 3.86 ERA) on Saturday.
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