Munetaka Murakami had three hits, scored three runs and smacked his 14th homer to back Davis Martin as the Chicago White Sox shut out the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.

Miguel Vargas also homered to help the White Sox beat the Angels for the fourth time in eight days. Chicago has won six of its last seven to move one game below .500.

Andrew Benintendi had four hits and one RBI, Jarred Kelenic had three hits, and Vargas and Sam Antonacci each had two hits as the White Sox racked up 16 overall.

Martin (5-1) gave up five hits, struck out a career-high 10 and didn’t walk anybody over seven shutout innings in winning his third straight decision. He has allowed one or no runs in five of his past six starts.

Sean Newcomb struck out four in two perfect innings to complete the shutout.

Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano (5-2) served up two homers while being touched up by Chicago for the second straight outing. He had a microscopic 0.24 ERA over his first six starts before giving up eight runs and 14 hits over nine innings in the two starts, raising his ERA to 1.74.

Soriano permitted five runs and eight hits over four innings on Monday. He struck out five and walked three.

Nolan Schanuel and Travis d’Arnaud had two hits apiece for the Angels, who have lost 13 of their past 15 games.

Soriano walked Antonacci and Murakami to open the game before striking out the next two batters. Chase Meidroth then delivered a run-scoring single to center, and Benintendi followed with a ground single to center to make it 2-0.

In the fourth, Antonacci singled to left with one out and Murakami followed with a 429-foot blast to center to join to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in a tie for the major league home run lead.

Three pitches later, Vargas jumped on Soriano’s fastball and homered to right-center to make it 5-0.

The White Sox added on in the eighth when Murakami, Vargas and Colson Montgomery hit consecutive two-out singles off Mitch Farris.

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Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning, drove in four runs and reached base three times as the New York Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Baltimore Orioles by pulling away for a 12-1 victory on Monday.

The Yankees won for the 14th time in 16 games and just hours after longtime radio announcer John Sterling died. Sterling called games for 36 years until retiring after the 2024 season, and the Yankees conducted a moment of silence and laid a wreath at home plate before the game.

Judge gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead when he lifted a full-count curveball from Shane Baz (1-3) into the New York bullpen in right-center. It was Judge’s 14th homer of the season, tied for the major league lead, and 11th in his past 21 games. It was also Judge’s 53rd homer in 124 career games against the Orioles.

New York’s Cam Schlittler (5-1) allowed one run on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Baz was tagged for six runs, five earned, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Dodgers 8, Astros 3

Alex Freeland and Kyle Tucker homered in support of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who worked six quality innings as Los Angeles won the opener of a three-game interleague series in Houston.

Freeland keyed a two-run second inning with his long ball, and Tucker ignited a four-run third by leading off that frame with his blast. The Dodgers did that damage against Ryan Weiss (0-3), who yielded seven runs, six earned, on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Yamamoto (3-2) allowed three runs on five hits. Will Smith had three hits, including two doubles, and Freeland also collected three hits.

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Pinch hitter Michael Conforto’s walk-off solo home run capped a two-run, ninth-inning rally and sent host Chicago past Cincinnati.

Conforto hammered a 3-2 fastball from Reds closer Emilio Pagan (2-1) into the seats in left-center field, giving the Cubs their sixth straight win.

Pete Crow-Armstrong opened the bottom of the ninth with a triple. Pagan struck out Dansby Swanson, but Nico Hoerner hit a deep fly ball to left field for a game-tying sacrifice fly. Conforto then ended the game. Ryan Rolison (2-0) struck out all three batters he faced in the top of the ninth.

Angels 6, White Sox 0

Munetaka Murakami had three hits, scored three runs and smacked his 14th homer to back Davis Martin as Chicago shut out Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Miguel Vargas also homered to help the White Sox beat the Angels for the fourth time in eight days and win for the sixth time in seven games. Martin (5-1) gave up five hits and struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings.

Angels starter Jose Soriano (5-2) permitted five runs and eight hits over four innings, losing to the White Sox for the second time in as many starts. Nolan Schanuel and Travis d’Arnaud had two hits apiece for Los Angeles, which has lost 13 of its past 15 games.

Mets 4, Rockies 2

Carson Benge homered in the sixth inning to break up Tomoyuki Sugano’s no-hit bid, five New York pitchers combined to fan 11, and the Mets beat Colorado in Denver.

David Peterson (1-4), the third New York pitcher, fanned six in four innings. Devin Williams pitched a hitless ninth inning up his fourth save.

Mickey Moniak doubled and tripled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and Jordan Beck tripled for Colorado, which has dropped the first four on its six-game homestand.

Phillies 1, Marlins 0

Aaron Nola tossed six scoreless innings and Bryce Harper homered to lift visiting Philadelphia over Miami in the finale of a four-game series. Nola (2-3) logged his best start of 2026, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out five in a crisp 94-pitch effort.

Harper took care of the offense, going 3-for-4 and homering in the third inning. Brad Keller allowed two baserunners in the ninth but logged his second save as the Phillies improved to 6-1 since Don Mattingly took over as interim manager.

Marlins starter Janson Junk (2-3) allowed one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. Jakob Marsee and Kyle Stowers each recorded two singles.

Rays 5, Blue Jays 1

Ryan Vilade stroked his first homer Tampa Bay, a three-run shot in the first inning, as the Rays beat visiting Toronto in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their fourth straight win.

Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 and is 9-for-13 in his past three games for the Rays, and Taylor Walls delivered a two-run single. Nick Martinez (3-1) tossed five innings of one-run ball on five hits.

Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer (1-4) allowed three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in Toronto’s lone run with a third-inning single, and rookie Yohendrick Pinango had his second three-hit outing in three games.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Jarren Duran blasted a go-ahead three-run homer, Payton Tolle recorded his first major league win and Boston held off host Detroit.

The homer from Duran, one of his three hits, highlighted a five-run seventh. Marcelo Mayer added two hits and drove in a run. Tolle (1-1) gave up two unearned runs and just one hit in seven innings while striking out eight. He walked one batter in an efficient 83-pitch effort. Aroldis Chapman notched his seventh save.

Dillon Dingler produced a two-run double for Detroit, one of only three Tiger hits. Ricky Vanasco (0-1) was charged with four runs after recording only two outs.

Royals 6, Guardians 2

Bobby Witt Jr.’s solo homer ignited a four-run fourth inning, Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-run ball and Kansas City won its fourth straight game, beating visiting Cleveland.

Vinnie Pasquantino added two hits with an RBI for the Royals, who overcame an early 2-0 hole to win for the ninth time in 12 games after losing eight in a row. Wacha (3-2) got back on track from yielding 10 runs over 10 1/3 innings while losing each of his previous two starts.

Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee (0-5), who entered 4-0 in nine career starts vs. Kansas City, didn’t allow a hit until the fourth, but exited after the inning having allowed four runs on five hits. He threw 39 of his 77 pitches in the fourth inning.

Cardinals 6, Brewers 3

Ivan Herrera hit a three-run double, JJ Wetherholt drove in two and host St. Louis defeated Milwaukee.

Herrera, Wetherholt, Victor Scott II and Nolan Gorman had two hits each for the Cardinals, who have won seven of their past eight games. Kyle Leahy (4-3) allowed a run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, and Riley O’Brien got the final two outs for his 10th save.

Brice Turang (3-for-5, two RBIs) homered and Jackson Chourio went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a walk in his first five plate appearances of 2026 for the Brewers, who lost their second straight. Milwaukee starter Chad Patrick (2-2) gave up four runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Mariners 5, Braves 4

Luke Raley and J.P. Crawford homered in a five-run sixth inning as Seattle rallied to defeat visiting Atlanta in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

The Mariners snapped a three-game skid and halted Atlanta’s three-game winning streak on a night all nine runs scored via the long ball. The major-league-leading Braves lost for just the fourth time in the past 19 games.

Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (2-3) got the victory despite allowing four solo home runs. The right-hander gave up four runs on six hits over six innings. Braves reliever Tyler Kinley (3-2) was charged with two runs in his lone inning.

Giants 3, Padres 2

Minor league call-up Trevor McDonald allowed just two hits in seven innings, Casey Schmitt homered and San Francisco opened a six-game homestand with a victory over San Diego.

Rafael Devers drove in Luis Arraez twice, with a single and a sacrifice fly, teaming with Schmitt to produce all of the offense as the Giants snapped a six-game losing streak. McDonald (1-0) permitted one run in his first big-league appearance of the year.

After Jackson Merrill hit McDonald’s sixth pitch for a solo home run, the Giants immediately countered with a pair of runs in the last of the first inning to take a lead they never relinquished. Padres starter Randy Vasquez (3-1) gave up three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

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The Detroit Tigers are missing three starting pitchers but still have one standout. He will be on the mound Tuesday against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

Framber Valdez (2-1, 3.35 ERA) will start the middle contest of the three-game series for Detroit. The left-hander has given up two runs or fewer in six of his seven starts.

Valdez was sharp in his latest outing, at Atlanta on Thursday. He held the Braves to two runs and six hits in six innings. He didn’t issue a walk while striking out a season-high eight batters.

The Braves’ runs against him came in the second and third innings.

“He got better and better as the day went on,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “He had a little trouble getting into the game, just because he mis-executed pitches. But given how the game started and the way his pitch count was driving up, for him to go six innings and really look strong at the end was huge.”

Valdez and catcher Jake Rogers changed tactics, relying more on his breaking pitches.

“They were on time for his sinker early,” Rogers said. “Just mixing in his changeup and curveball to keep them off the heater, then sneaking the heater in every once in a while was a really big thing. He did a really good job of landing the changeup and he even threw some good sliders to their lefties, which is a good pitch against those guys.”

Valdez recorded his most recent victory against the Red Sox, limiting them to one run in six innings on April 19. He is 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA in seven career outings (five starts) against Boston.

Valdez steps into the role of de facto ace of the staff with Tarik Skubal on the injured list. The team announced on Monday that Skubal would undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow.

Two other Tigers starters, Justin Verlander and Casey Mize, also are on the injured list.

Valdez will be opposed on Tuesday by the Boston combination of opener Jovani Moran (0-0, 2.33 ERA) and bulk reliever Brayan Bello (1-4, 9.12 ERA).

Moran most recently pitched Sunday, when he got two outs without allowing a run or a hit against the Houston Astros. He allowed one run in three innings over two relief appearances vs. the Tigers last month, leaving him with a 7.45 ERA and a 0-1 record in nine lifetime outings against Detroit.

Bello will be coming out of the bullpen for the first time this year. He has made it past the fifth inning in just one of his six starts this season, and he has allowed 43 hits and 15 walks in 25 2/3 innings.

In his latest outing, Bello began with two scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. He fell apart from that point and departed after 3 2/3 innings, having served up four runs and six hits.

“He looked great early,” interim manager Chad Tracy said. “(He) attacked the zone, (was) in the zone. A lot of weak contact. And then, in the third … started to nibble a bit when guys got on, and we got into a tight spot.”

Bello was frustrated when Tracy pulled him in the fourth.

“Obviously, I was upset,” Bello said through an interpreter. “I haven’t been able to pitch well in the past few starts. I haven’t been able to pitch deep into the games. That’s what I want (to do), and (Wednesday), it went that way, as well.”

Bello gave up four runs on five hits in four innings during a loss to Detroit on April 18. He is 0-2 with a 6.41 ERA in four career appearances (all starts) against the Tigers.

Boston won the series opener 5-4 on Monday behind Jarren Duran’s three-run homer in the seventh inning.

–Field Level Media