Davis Martin wins 6th straight decision and White Sox cruise to a 6-2
win over Twins
[May 29, 2026]
By LUKE DeCOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Davis Martin allowed one run on two hits
over six innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Chicago White
Sox cruised to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Tristan Peters had three hits for the White Sox, who took three of four
from the Twins and have won 12 of their past 18 games. |
Chicago White Sox pitcher Davis Martin delivers during the first inning
of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, May 28, 2026,
in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton) |
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Martin (8-1) struck out five and walked two to become the first
White Sox pitcher to win eight of his first 11 starts since
Lucas Giolito in 2019 and the first to win six straight
decisions since Lance Lynn in 2021.
The White Sox scored their first five runs with two outs,
getting on the board in the bottom of the first when Miguel
Vargas scored on Colson Montgomery's two-out single.
Peters drove in another two-out run with a bases-loaded infield
single in the third before Randal Grichuk cleared the bases with
a double down the right-field line to chase Twins starter Simeon
Woods Richardson (0-7).
Munetaka Murakami made it 6-0 in the fourth with a bloop double
to left that just eluded Twins shortstop Tristan Gray.
Gray atoned with an RBI double in the fifth to break up Martin's
shutout bid. Victor Caratini scored Josh Bell with a sacrifice
fly off Jordan Leasure in the seventh.
Woods Richardson, pressed into an unexpected return to the
rotation when scheduled starter Kendry Rojas was a late scratch
with posterior elbow soreness, allowed five runs on five hits in
2 2/3 innings. Richardson made two relief appearances, including
Monday at Chicago, after starting the season with six losses in
nine starts and a 7.71 ERA.
Up next
Twins: RHP Taj Bradley (5-1, 2.77) starts Friday as Minnesota's
10-game road trip concludes in Pittsburgh.
White Sox: Chicago begins a three-game home series against
Detroit with RHP Erick Fedde (0-5, 5.47) on the mound. RHP Troy
Melton (1-0, 1.59) is slotted for Detroit.
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