Chicago White Sox @ Miami Marlins
Miguel Vargas hits grand slam, White Sox beat Marlins 9-4 for first win of the season
MIAMI -- — Miguel Vargas hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Austin Hays hammered a three-run shot and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday night for their first win this season.
Batting leadoff, Vargas drove in Everson Pereira with a single in the third inning. Hays' homer to right field quickly made it 4-0.
Vargas' slam in the fourth gave the White Sox an 8-0 cushion. Luisangel Acuña scored in the sixth on Vargas' sacrifice fly.
Tristan Peters and Pereira each had two hits for Chicago. Munetaka Murakami went 1 for 5 with a single, ending his home run streak at three games.
Davis Martin (1-0) allowed three runs and five hits in five innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Sean Newcomb fanned five in 2 2/3 innings of relief, and Jordan Hicks got four outs for his first save with Chicago.
Liam Hicks homered and knocked in three runs for Miami. He got the Marlins (3-1) on the board with a two-run shot in the fourth and added an RBI single in the eighth. Jakob Marsee had a run-scoring single in the fifth.
Miami starter Chris Paddack (0-1) pitched four innings, giving up eight runs and eight hits on 79 pitches. He struck out six and walked none.
Chicago RHP Erick Fedde (4-13, 5.49 ERA) starts Tuesday night against RHP Janson Junk (6-4, 4.17) in the middle game of the series.
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MIA wins 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Emil Jimenez
- First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 13 | 11 | .542 | - | L1 |
| Detroit | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | L4 |
| Chicago | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 16 | .304 | 5.5 | L8 |
2026 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 16 | 7 | .696 | - | W6 |
| Miami | 11 | 12 | .478 | 5 | W2 |
| Washington | 10 | 13 | .435 | 6 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7.5 | L6 |
| New York | 7 | 15 | .318 | 8.5 | L11 |

