White Sox come out swinging after All-Star break in rout of Toronto
<p>TORONTO — <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a> hitters picked up where they left off before the All-Star break, pounding the Blue Jays 12-4 on Friday to pull a half game ahead in the American League Central and match a season-high at six games over .500 (51-45).</p><p>Catcher Kyle Teel tagged an RBI double during a five-run second inning that saw Braden Montgomery and Chase Meidroth knock in two more, before Sam Antonacci’s two-run rainbow of a home run over the right-field wall.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SAM ANTONACCI 💥 <a href="https://t.co/50uvhFI6Yz">pic.twitter.com/50uvhFI6Yz</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078266662839574634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Colson Montgomery cleared a loaded set of bases with a double in the fifth, and Braden Montgomery did the same with his first career triple in the seventh. Every Sox starter had a hit as they piled 12 on the last-place Jays.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">tacked on 4️⃣ more ✅ <a href="https://t.co/0RAmATwVzI">pic.twitter.com/0RAmATwVzI</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078296186012725678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Sox starter Anthony Kay labored through four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks, with five strikeouts.
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<p>TORONTO — <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a> hitters picked up where they left off before the All-Star break, pounding the Blue Jays 12-4 on Friday to pull a half game ahead in the American League Central and match a season-high at six games over .500 (51-45).</p><p>Catcher Kyle Teel tagged an RBI double during a five-run second inning that saw Braden Montgomery and Chase Meidroth knock in two more, before Sam Antonacci’s two-run rainbow of a home run over the right-field wall.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SAM ANTONACCI 💥 <a href="https://t.co/50uvhFI6Yz">pic.twitter.com/50uvhFI6Yz</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078266662839574634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Colson Montgomery cleared a loaded set of bases with a double in the fifth, and Braden Montgomery did the same with his first career triple in the seventh. Every Sox starter had a hit as they piled 12 on the last-place Jays.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">tacked on 4️⃣ more ✅ <a href="https://t.co/0RAmATwVzI">pic.twitter.com/0RAmATwVzI</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078296186012725678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Sox starter Anthony Kay labored through four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks, with five strikeouts. He also hit his MLB-leading 17th and 18th batters of the year.</p><p>All-Star Miguel Vargas exited the game after getting plunked on the hand in the eighth.</p><h3>No derby concerns</h3><p>After Munetaka Murakami’s nine-homer outing failed to get him out of the first round of the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/13/mlb-all-star-munetaka-murakami-white-sox-home-run-derby-kyle-schwarber-phillies-dylan-cease-jays" >Home Run Derby</a>, the slugging rookie arrived in Toronto looking for his first dinger in game action since May 27, before the hamstring injury that kept him out for six weeks.</p><p>Manager Will Venable said he’s not worried about Murakami’s Derby action affecting the slugger’s form in the second half, brushing aside the common notion in many baseball circles that the free-swinging spectacle can throw hitters off their mechanics.</p><p>“I’m hoping that it helps Mune’s swing, after some time off, to be able to get some swings in,” Venable said. “And honestly, his stroke is a home run stroke anyways.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-280000" name="image-280000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6998ded/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/595ab47/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fecdff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Chase Meidroth (10) and Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double by teammate Colson Montgomery during the fifth inning Friday in Toronto." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fecdff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eb20ca5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fecdff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5466x3068+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2Ff5%2F63cd32624eb9a68cbc1b9bc4c08e%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Chase Meidroth (10) and Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double by teammate Colson Montgomery during the fifth inning Friday in Toronto.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Jon Blacker/AP Photos</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Murakami’s 20 homers are still good for third on the team behind Colson Montgomery (23) and Miguel Vargas (21).</p><p>“He obviously did such a good job on the field, and such a good job in the clubhouse and the dugout,” Venable said.
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- <p>TORONTO — <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a> hitters picked up where they left off before the All-Star break, pounding the Blue Jays 12-4 on Friday to pull a half game ahead in the American League Central and match a season-high at six games over .500 (51-45).</p><p>Catcher Kyle Teel tagged an RBI double during a five-run second inning that saw Braden Montgomery and Chase Meidroth knock in two more, before Sam Antonacci’s two-run rainbow of a home run over the right-field wall.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SAM ANTONACCI 💥 <a href="https://t.co/50uvhFI6Yz">pic.twitter.com/50uvhFI6Yz</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078266662839574634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Colson Montgomery cleared a loaded set of bases with a double in the fifth, and Braden Montgomery did the same with his first career triple in the seventh. Every Sox starter had a hit as they piled 12 on the last-place Jays.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">tacked on 4️⃣ more ✅ <a href="https://t.co/0RAmATwVzI">pic.twitter.com/0RAmATwVzI</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2078296186012725678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Sox starter Anthony Kay labored through four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks, with five strikeouts.
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