White Sox 9, Giants 4: Murakami Clears the Bases in a Nine-Run Fourth at Oracle Park

The lead

May 22, 2026 - San Francisco - The Chicago White Sox scored all nine runs in one wild fourth inning—five hits, five walks, and a throwing error included—and held on for a 9-4 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

Rookie Munetaka Murakami delivered the loudest blow with a bases-clearing double in his second plate appearance of the frame. Andrew Benintendi doubled home two runs earlier in the inning, and Davis Martin (7-1) struck out seven over 5⅔ innings to back the outburst.

How the game turned

Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-1) was perfect through three innings, then unraveled when he hit Sam Antonacci and Murakami to open the fourth. Colson Montgomery singled for Chicago's first hit, Chase Meidroth walked to force in a run, and Benintendi's two-run double made it 3-0.

The Pale Hose kept coming: Edgar Quero drove in another run, Derek Hill singled home Benintendi, and Murakami cleared the bases with a double to deep left for an 8-0 lead. Miguel Vargas reached on an infield single that got away from Willy Adames, and Murakami scored on the shortstop's throwing error to cap the 9-0 frame—14 batters sent to the plate.

San Francisco answered with a three-run fifth and added another run in the sixth, but never threatened the margin after Chicago's historic inning.

Pitching and matchup notes

Martin allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven or more for the sixth straight start. McDonald did not survive the fourth; Ryan Borucki entered and hit Antonacci again—only the seventh player since 2000 to be plunked twice in the same inning, per AP.

AthX Engine graded Chicago at 17 team FP—top on the 14-game Friday card—with spread production across the lineup rather than a single 20 FP bat.

Bats that changed the board

Chicago finished with five hits and nine runs—all in the fourth—becoming the first team in MLB history to score nine or more runs in a nine-inning game with every run and hit coming in one inning, per team historians cited in local coverage. Murakami's double was his second at-bat of the frame after being hit by a pitch to start it.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

Nine-run innings built on walks and doubles still grade as 17 team FP in AthX Engine because the scoring system rewards total offensive production without needing a homer parade. That daily total is separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

The White Sox won for the ninth time in 12 games and improved to 26-24. San Francisco fell to 20-31 after four straight losses. The series continues Saturday at Oracle Park, per AP's probables.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB gameday wrap, CBS Sports recap, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*