Murakami hits 2 HRs, drives in 6 runs to lead AL Central-leading White Sox past Astros 12-3

— Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in a season-high six runs; Miguel Vargas, Chase Meidroth and Junior Perez also went deep as the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 12-3 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.
Jul 26, 2026, 05:23 pm - AP
HOU
CHW
123456789RHE
101010000370
20100243-12120
S. Newcomb
win

S. Newcomb1-2

0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB
R. Blanco
loss

R. Blanco0-1

5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUCHW
1stPeña homered to left (393 feet).10
1stMurakami homered to left (385 feet), Antonacci scored.12
3rdPeña homered to right center (394 feet).22
3rdMurakami grounded out to second, Romo scored, Antonacci to third.23
5thTrammell homered to center (426 feet).33
6thVargas homered to left (393 feet), Antonacci scored.35
7thMeidroth homered to left center (382 feet).36
7thMurakami singled to center, Romo scored and Perez scored.38
7thBenintendi singled to left, Murakami scored, B. Montgomery to second.39
8thPerez homered to left (376 feet), Meidroth scored.311
8thMurakami homered to right center (398 feet).312

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Houston AstrosAstrosHOU
(52-55)
(52-55, 26-28 Away)
(52-55)
Ronel Blanco
(0-1, 8.10)
+100
ML
+102
o9
-111
-1.5
+161
Chicago White SoxWhite SoxCHW
(55-49)
(55-49, 32-19 Home)
(55-49)
Erick Fedde
(6-6, 4.13)
u9.5
-115
-123
u9
-109
+1.5
-196
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