Long delay + huge comeback = White Sox win

Q: What was the final score of the White Sox vs Angels game?

The White Sox won the game against the Angels with a final score of 8-7.

Q: Who hit the game-winning home run for the White Sox?

Munetaka Murakami hit the game-winning three-run homer for the White Sox.

Q: How long was the rain delay before the White Sox game?

The game experienced a three-hour rain delay before starting.

Q: What record did Munetaka Murakami achieve with his home run?

Munetaka Murakami took over the MLB home-run lead with 12 home runs, marking the longest streak of extra-base hits to start a player's MLB career since at least 1900.

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. With one out, Kay plunked Nolan Schanuel, gave up a single to Travis d’Arnaud, an RBI double to Bryce Teodosio and an RBI single to Zach Neto. Teodosio was caught stealing home, but Kay walked Trout to put two on with two outs. The frame ended with a force out to second, but not before Kay hit 45 pitches and the Halos tacked on two runs, making it 3-0. Brendan Hunt of Ted Lasso fame joined Connor McKnight to plug *The Movement You Need* and call all three pitiful outs as the Sox were retired in order to end the second. Kay hit another batter, this time with two outs in the top of the third, but escaped further damage with a much-needed strikeout. Once more, no response from the Sox. The bases were loaded in the top of the fourth after a walk and two singles with just one out. sent a ball to the wall, scoring a run, but was able to make a leaping catch for the second out. , who was claimed off waivers on April 18, came in to rescue Kay in the fifth, inheriting a 4-0 ballgame, and for the first time in the entire game, there were no runs scored or hit batsmen by a Sox pitcher. Thanks to heads-up base running and a few singles, a run was scored in the bottom of the fifth, as sent Peters home to trim the Angels lead to 4-1. Overall, Bido did a great job as a long reliever, despite giving up a solo home run to in the top of the seventh. Sam Antonacci and both made their way on base for Peters to bring in a run in the bottom of the seventh. took a hit to load the bases with no outs, and Benintendi ripped one to right field for a two-run double, fully taking advantage of a dreadful Angels bullpen. , who entered halfway through the frame to replace , was pulled ahead of Munetaka Murakami’s at-bat. Southpaw stepped in to sap the slugger’s strength, but instead gave up a beautiful home run to give the Good Guys the lead. Murakami officially took over the MLB lead in home runs with 12: kept the rally going with a solo home run right after. Now with seven runs in the seventh inning, the Sox were up, 8-5. Per Sarah Langs, Munetaka Murakami’s first 12 MLB extra-base hits have been home runs. That extends the longest such streak to start a player’s MLB career since at least 1900 (Murakami had broken a tie with ’s with his homer run on April 22 vs. ). He also tied of the for third-most home runs hit in a player’s first 29 career games. The Angels still had some life left, rallying off of reliever in the ninth. The righty gave up a pair of hits in the ninth, allowing a run to score and cutting the lead to 8-6. The Sox were a strike away from ending the game, but Nolan Schanuel blooped an RBI double between Vargas and Antonacci to make it 8-7, with the lead run at second base. But came to the rescue, coaxing a weak ground out from for the final out, giving the Sox a huge comeback win.