CHICAGO (Interstat) — Munetaka Murakami’s three-run homer and Miguel Vargas’ solo shot in a seven-run seventh inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The White Sox, who entered the game with a 12-17 record, improved to 12-17, while the Angels fell to 12-18. The attendance was 10,193, and the game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes.

Los Angeles jumped out to an early lead, scoring one run in the first inning. Mike Trout led off with a double to center field and advanced to third on a single by Vaughn Grissom. Jorge Soler then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Trout.

The Angels added two more runs in the second inning. Nolan Schanuel was hit by a pitch and Travis d’Arnaud followed with a single. Bryce Teodosio doubled to left, scoring Schanuel and sending d’Arnaud to third. Zach Neto singled to left, driving in d’Arnaud and moving Teodosio to third. After a walk to Trout loaded the bases, Grissom grounded into a forceout to end the inning, but the Angels held a 3-0 lead.

Los Angeles tacked on a run in the fourth inning. D’Arnaud walked and Teodosio singled, putting runners on first and second. After Neto struck out, Trout singled to load the bases. Grissom then lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring d’Arnaud for a 4-0 advantage.

Chicago finally broke through in the fifth inning. Tristan Peters singled with one out and Edgar Quero followed with another single, moving Peters to third. Andrew Benintendi grounded into a forceout, scoring Peters and cutting the deficit to 4-1.

The Angels regained a five-run lead in the top of the seventh when Soler crushed a solo home run to left-center field, his sixth homer of the season, making the score 5-1.

The White Sox erupted in the bottom of the seventh, sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs on five hits and one Angels error. Sam Antonacci reached on a fielding error by shortstop Zach Neto to start the inning. Chase Meidroth bunted for a single, putting runners on first and second. Peters singled to center, scoring Antonacci and moving Meidroth to third. Quero was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Benintendi then delivered a double to right field, clearing the bases and scoring Meidroth and Peters, while Quero advanced to third. That made the score 5-4. Murakami followed with a towering three-run homer to right-center field, his 12th home run of the season, giving the White Sox a 7-5 lead. Vargas then connected on a solo homer to left field, his sixth, extending the lead to 8-5.

White Sox starter Osvaldo Bido earned the victory, improving to 2-0. He allowed five runs on 12 hits over six innings, striking out three and walking two. Bryan Hudson pitched a scoreless ninth inning to notch his first save.

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz took a no-decision after allowing one run on six hits over six innings, striking out five and walking one. Nick Sandlin, who allowed two runs without recording an out in the seventh inning, was tagged with the loss, dropping to 0-1.

The Angels threatened in the ninth inning. With one out, Mike Trout reached on a throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vaughn Grissom doubled to center, sending Trout to third. Soler grounded out to shortstop, scoring Trout and cutting the lead to 8-6. Jo Adell singled, moving Grissom to third. After Oswald Peraza struck out, Nolan Schanuel doubled, scoring Grissom and sending Adell to third. But Adam Frazier grounded out to second to end the game.

The Angels managed 14 hits in the loss, while the White Sox had nine. Soler finished with two hits and three RBIs, while Grissom had two hits and two RBIs. Trout doubled and scored twice.

For the White Sox, Murakami homered and drove in three runs, and Vargas also homered. Benintendi doubled and drove in two runs.

The two teams continue their series Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 3. The Angels were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 15 went under the over-under line of 9.5.