Long delay + huge comeback = White Sox win
After three hours and down several runs, the bats woke up for an early-morning win on the South Side
Munetaka Murakami took over the MLB home-run lead tonight, with a three-run homer that held up as the game-winner. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images After a three-hour rain delay, the White Sox and Angels decided to start playing tonight’s game … at 9:40 p. m.
CT. Or for this writer and editor, 10:40 p. m.
The game ended 35 minutes into Tuesday in Chicago, but the Good Guys somehow pulled off a massive comeback, winning 8-7 . Oh, and Mune leads the league in home runs. No big deal!
The first inning brought the pain quickly for the White Sox, as Mike Trout doubled and scored on a sac fly, putting the Angels up, 1-0. The Sox tried to answer with two singles of their own and failed. This would matter even more in the second, after starter Anthony Kay continued to struggle.