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The Chicago White Sox face the Arizona Diamondbacks after a recent offensive surge, winning three of their last four games. Munetaka Murakami aims to hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game.
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 yesterdayâs 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, Tuesdayâs 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 Murakamiâs ninth bomb. For the fourth straight game, Chicagoâs lineup actually resembled something functional.
Tonightâs 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 hasnât 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. Still, heâs kept the Sox competitive, and at this point, thatâs not nothing. If Kay can push a little deeper into the game while maintaining that effectiveness, the South Sidersâ chances look a lot better.
The White Sox won the game against the Diamondbacks with a score of 11-5.
Munetaka Murakami hit his ninth home run during the game against the Diamondbacks.
The White Sox have shown improvement by winning three of their last four games and scoring more than nine runs for the first time in their first 23 games.
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On the other side, the Diamondbacks hand the ball to Eduardo RodrĂguez, who has been exactly what you donât want to see if youâre hoping for another offensive breakout. The lefty (1-0, 1.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) has been excellent through four outings, including a pair of quality starts. Heâs limited damage, worked efficiently, and generally made life difficult for opposing hitters, holding opponents to a .218 BA. In other words, this isnât exactly shaping up as another obvious âget-rightâ spot for the Sox offense, even if last night suggested they might be trending in that direction.
So the key question seems all too familiar. Is the 33-run offensive explosion over the last four games the start of something, or are we experiencing just a fun but brief detour? The good news is it took until May 2 for the club to win their ninth game last season, so weâre at least ahead of the curve there.
The Good Guys will once again try to piece together enough offense to support a starter whoâs giving them a fighting chance.
Hereâs how skipper Will Venable sends them out to face RodrĂguez.
The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, will look to do what good teams tend to do â win with steady pitching, timely hits, and capitalizing on mistakes.
The first pitch is set for 8:40 p.m. CST. You can watch on CHSN or listen on ESPN 1000.
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