Game Thread: White Sox (9-14) at Diamondbacks (13-10)
With the bats wide awake, Chicago hopes to keep it rolling vs. Arizona
Munetaka Murakami looks to stay scorching at the plate tonight, aiming to homer in a fifth straight game as the Sox ride a rare offensive surge. | (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The White Sox are back at it tonight, looking to build on yesterday’s 11-5 win after consistently showing some life at the plate. Winners of three of their last four, the South Siders will try to string together another strong performance against the Diamondbacks.
Last night was the first time they scored more than nine tallies over their first 23 games. In every sense, Tuesday’s contest was a blast. Four home runs left the yard, including the chaos-filled, blink-and-you-miss-it inside-the-park homer from Sam Antonacci and Munetaka Murakami’s ninth bomb.
For the fourth straight game, Chicago’s lineup actually resembled something functional. Tonight’s cautious optimism starts with Anthony Kay. The southpaw (1-0, 2.
60 ERA, 1. 27 WHIP) has been solid through his first four appearances, even if he hasn’t quite provided length. His longest outing so far has been 5 2/3 innings, which means the bullpen has had to do plenty of heavy lifting.