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White Sox ride lineup momentum into series finale against Twins
May 27, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox left fielder Sam Antonacci (17) runs after he hits a two RBI single during the second inning against the Minnesota Twins at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Chicago White Sox ace Davis Martin admits, “I don’t like talking about myself.”
The Minnesota Twins can relate.
After absorbing a 15-2 defeat on Wednesday, the visiting Twins will aim to move on against Martin on Thursday afternoon as they try to split the four-game series.
“There’s not much we did well (Wednesday) overall,” Twins manager Derek Shelton said.
The White Sox walloped the Twins behind a season-best 18 hits. Sam Antonacci and Randal Grichuk contributed three apiece, while Chase Meidroth, Munetaka Murakami, Colson Montgomery, Edgar Quero and Tristan Peters each added two.
“It was awesome,” White Sox manager Will Venable said. “Up and down the lineup, really stringing together quality at-bats. … We just had really good at-bats that we were able to get hard contact, really, throughout the lineup.
Meidroth has recorded multiple hits in each of the first three games of the series, and he connected for a grand slam on Wednesday.
Murakami, meanwhile, has homered in each contest to stretch his total to 20, tied for the American League lead. He is the third White Sox player in club history to reach that mark before June.
“He’s just been consistently doing a lot of damage, obviously,” Venable said. “Every day, you see quality at-bats. If it’s not homers, it’s pitches he took the other way, like today. Drawing walks. So he just continues to stay in good spots. He’s stacking really productive days.”
Minnesota also relied on the long ball Wednesday but little else. Two of the club’s three hits were solo shots, with Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens providing the power. Chicago’s David Sandlin, making his major league debut, retired 18 straight after Buxton’s leadoff home run.
A Gold Glove center fielder, Buxton has started three straight games and six of his past seven at designated hitter as he deals with a sore right hip that triggers pain when he stops.
“We’re working on that brake system,” Buxton said. “It’s good though. Every day it’s progressing, feeling better. Keep going day by day and go from there. Obviously it’s May so I don’t want to do something stupid, which is hard. They’re keeping me contained.”
Chicago has won eight of nine against Minnesota dating to last season.
Martin (7-1, 2.04 ERA) will get the call as the White Sox try to win their fifth straight home series. The right-hander is searching for his third straight winning start and his sixth consecutive winning decision.
Strong run support helped Martin win a road game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, when he spaced four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked two against seven strikeouts.
Martin is 2-3 with a 6.15 ERA in six appearances (five starts) vs. the Twins.
The Twins moved Taj Bradley’s turn in the rotation back one day and will give the ball to rookie left-hander Kendry Rojas (1-0, 1.26).
Rojas has made just one start among his five appearances, when he worked four shutout innings against the Houston Astros on May 18. He contributed three shutout innings of relief against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, permitting one hit and one walk while striking out three.
The 23-year-old Cuba native will be opposing the White Sox for the first time.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez exits vs. Rockies with hamstring strain
May 23, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) hits an RBI single during the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez left Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies after the second inning with a left hamstring strain.
Hernandez hit a ground ball to shortstop in his first at-bat and had a pronounced limp after running through the first-base bag. He grabbed at his left hamstring after reaching the dugout.
Hyeseong Kim replaced Hernandez in left field to start the third inning, his first appearance in left during two seasons in the major leagues.
In 51 games this season, Hernandez is batting .276 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs. After some early-season struggles, Hernandez entered Wednesday’s game batting .370 with three home runs over his previous 15 contests.
A veteran of 11 seasons, Hernandez is a career .261 hitter with 224 home runs and 692 RBIs in 1,149 games with the Houston Astros (2016-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2017-22), Seattle Mariners (2023) and Dodgers (2024-26).
–Field Level Media
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Reports: Milan Momcilovic returning to college after NBA flirtations
Mar 11, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shoots the ball during the first half against the Arizona State Sun Devils at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images Milan Momcilovic, the No. 1 overall player in this year’s transfer portal class per ESPN, is returning to college basketball for the 2026-27 after NBA flirtations, according to multiple media reports.
The reports emerged Wednesday night, mere hours before the 11:59 p.m. deadline by which players had to remove their name from NBA draft consideration in order to maintain their eligibility.
Where Momcilovic will play next after spending the last three seasons at Iowa State remains to be seen. He entered the transfer portal and declared for the NBA draft on April 12, and multiple media outlets reported that Arizona, Kentucky, Louisville and St. John’s are the primary schools involved in his recruitment.
Whichever school he chooses will be landing one of college basketball’s premier sharpshooters. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 16.9 points and shot a nation-best 48.7% from 3-point range last season. He left Iowa State tied with Naz Mitrou-Long (2012-17) for second in school history in career 3-pointers made with 260, 10 behind leader Jake Sullivan (2000-04).
He backed that up at this month’s NBA Scouting Combine in Chicago, making almost 69% of his shots in the four shooting drills.
The number of power programs involved in Momcilovic’s recruitment could drive up the price tag to land him. CBS Sports reported that he might make more than $7 million for the upcoming college season.
–Field Level Media
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Lynx pull away in third quarter, power past Dream
May 27, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles (5) flexes after making a shot against the Atlanta Dream in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Courtney Williams scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 96-81 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Natasha Howard finished with 22 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota (5-2), which avenged a season-opening loss against the Dream. Olivia Miles finished with 16 points and eight assists, Nia Coffey scored 14 points and Kayla McBride chipped in 12.
Allisha Gray scored 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead Atlanta (4-2). Naz Hillmon finished with 15 points, and Angel Reese recorded 10 points and eight rebounds.
A 13-0 run helped the Lynx take a commanding lead in the third quarter.
The Dream trailed 44-40 after Gray made a 3-pointer off an assist from Reese with 8:56 left in the third.
Williams answered with a 3-pointer that started Minnesota’s big run. McBride added a layup, Williams made two free throws and Howard sank three consecutive layups to put the Lynx on top 57-40 with 5:28 left in the quarter.
By the start of the fourth, Minnesota led 70-56.
The Dream trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Minnesota led 23-14 at the end of the first quarter.
The Lynx set the tone by scoring the first seven points of the game. Coffey made a 3-pointer and followed up with a turnaround jump shot, and Williams added a pull-up jump shot to finish the 7-0 run.
Minnesota pushed its lead to 20-7 later in the first quarter on a layup by McBride.
The Dream scored the final five points of the first quarter on a 3-pointer by Rhyne Howard and a running layup by Sika Kone.
In the second quarter, Atlanta outscored Minnesota 23-19 to further trim the Lynx’s lead. Gray and Jordin Canada drained back-to-back 3-pointers to open the period, and Gray and Kone buried back-to-back 3-pointers less than three minutes later to tie the score 26-26.
However, the Lynx regrouped and led 42-37 entering halftime.
–Field Level Media
Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez exits vs. Rockies with hamstring strain
Reports: Milan Momcilovic returning to college after NBA flirtations
