Vladímir Guerrero Jr. put the Blue Jays ahead 2-1 in the sixth inning with a 437-foot bomb off Anthony Kay. For about three minutes, it felt like the kind of gut punch that defined the first two weeks of this season. Then Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery made sure it didn't.
Murakami crushed a two-run homer to straightaway center — 431 feet, his first at Rate Field — and Montgomery homered two batters later to blow the game open in a three-run sixth as the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday. It's the Sox's first series win of 2026, clinched against the defending American League champions, and their first back-to-back wins of the season.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 1 |
The Sixth Inning Was Everything
Miguel Vargas led off the bottom of the sixth with a double off LHP Brendon Little, and Murakami made him pay immediately — his fourth homer of the season answered Guerrero's shot within minutes. After Austin Hays struck out, Montgomery went deep for a solo homer that made it 4-2 and gave Little a final line of 0.1 IP, 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 homers. He got one out.
"Me and Mune both, we have all the confidence in the world that we can face whoever," Montgomery said. "You kind of have to have that mindset that you're the best and no one's going to beat you."
Murakami Made Up for the Error, Too
Murakami also drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning off opener Fluharty. But it wasn't all clean — he was charged with an error in the fourth that loaded the bases, though Anthony Kay escaped the jam with two fly-ball outs. Murakami redeemed himself in the seventh when the Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out. Nathan Lukes flew to right fielder Tristan Peters, Myles Straw scored on the sac fly, but Murakami's throw helped erase Tyler Heineman at third to complete the double play and keep the lead at 4-3.
"He's built for this," Will Venable said. "He's been everything that we imagined as far as his impact in the clubhouse, who he is as a person, his play on the field defensively as well as the power and plate discipline."
The Bullpen Held
Grant Taylor opened for the second straight day and retired the side in order — he's thrown 2 scoreless innings across both games without allowing a hit. Kay pitched 4.1 innings of bulk relief, surrendering Guerrero's homer but otherwise keeping the Sox in it. Jordan Hicks and Sean Newcomb bridged to Seranthony Domínguez, who worked around a leadoff walk and a pinch-hit single in the ninth for his first save of the season. After the Yelich walk-off in Milwaukee, Domínguez needed a clean closing moment. He got one.
Miguel Vargas continued his strong series with two doubles and two walks, and the Sox tacked on two unearned insurance runs in the eighth when Heineman — who also threw the game-tying wild ball in Friday's 10th inning — botched a rundown and threw the ball over third base into left field. Toronto placed two-time All-Star catcher Alejandro Kirk on the IL before the game with a fractured thumb, and his absence is showing.
Up Next
The White Sox go for the sweep Sunday at 1:10 p.m. CT. Davis Martin faces Toronto's Eric Lauer, who was scratched today due to illness. The Sox are 3-5 but 2-0 at home — and for the first time this season, they've won a series.