White Sox fry some fish in Miami with a 9-4 win
The South Side bats heat up against the Marlins
In front of his hometown fans, Miguel Vargas drove in six (including a grand slam) to power the White Sox to their first win of the season. | Rhona Wise-Imagn Images The White Sox scored early and often against the Marlins , getting their first win of 2026 and second grand slam of the season so far. And for the record, there have only been four grand slams in all the major leagues thus far.
Before the bigger fireworks, Everson Pereira doubled to kick off the third inning. With two outs, Miguel Vargas knocked Pereira in with a single to left field, putting the Good Guys on the board first. View Link Munetaka Murakami kept the inning alive, slapping a single, which set the table for Austin Hays to hit his first homer of the season to break the inning wide open, 4-0.
View Link The White Sox didn’t stop at 4-0, though. Tristan Peters singled to start the fourth, and Pereira continued with another single. After an Edgar Quero sac bunt to advance runners, Luisangel Acuña was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
That set the table for Chicago’s second grand slam of the young season, as Vargas crushed a ball that left the bat at 105. 5 mph. The first baseman got to show off in his hometown of Miami, and the White Sox led, 8-0.