White Sox Beat Tigers 4-3 on Vargas' 10th-Inning Walk-Off as Murakami Faces Hamstring Layoff
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Updated · Chicago Tribune · May 29
White Sox Beat Tigers 4-3 on Vargas' 10th-Inning Walk-Off as Murakami Faces Hamstring Layoff
12 articles · Updated · Chicago Tribune · May 29
Miguel Vargas ended Chicago's 4-3 win with a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th, delivering his first career walk-off after Detroit had gone ahead on Zack Short's sacrifice fly.
Munetaka Murakami exited in the third with right hamstring tightness after beating out a potential double play, and manager Will Venable said initial evaluation points to a strain that could sideline him for a couple of weeks.
Chicago forced extra innings in the ninth when Andrew Benintendi scored from third on Rikuu Nishida's bunt after briefly freezing, a heads-up play Venable credited to Benintendi's experience and baseball IQ.
Murakami's absence would hit a lineup built around his hot start: the rookie is tied for the AL lead with 20 homers and ranks second with 41 RBIs, while ESPN reported the Sox plan to call up Triple-A infielder Jacob Gonzalez.
The comeback lifted the White Sox to 30-27, a season-high three games over .500, with Erick Fedde saying the 30,019 home crowd helped create pressure on Detroit.
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