Fireworks in the fourth fuel 9-4 victory

The ball remained in the park, but Munetaka Murakami slapped an 0-2 slider down the third-base line for a double to drive in three during a nine-run fourth. | (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) San Francisco’s Trevor McDonald was perfect through the first three innings against the White Sox tonight.

Trying to get through the lineup a second time proved to be impossible for the righty, as Chicago hung nine runs on the Giants and cruised to a 9-4 win . It started with back-to-back hit batsmen to put Sam Antonacci and Munetaka Murakami on base. Colson Montgomery got the first hit of the game with an infield single, and with the sacks packed Chase Meidroth broke the shutout with an RBI walk.

And the runs would not stop coming. Antonacci would get hit once more before the end of the inning, by a different pitcher. The Pale Hose used five hits and a fielder’s choice to push nine runs in their half of the fourth.

Nine is the most runs scored in a single inning this season, and are also the most runs scored in an inning without a home run since 2000. Although just two of the hits hit gaps and had any slug to them, it was a welcome wake-up of the bats after a slow start to the road trip in Seattle. Please enjoy Mune’s third double of the season to add three RBIs to his ledger: View Link Davis Martin, untouchable all season, ran into troubles of his own in the bottom of the fifth.