White Sox blank Angels behind Martin’s dominant outing
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Davis Martin threw seven shutout innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Monday night. Martin allowed five hits, struck out 10 and walked none, improving to 5-1. Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, his 14th of the season, and finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Miguel Vargas also homered in the fourth. The White Sox pounded out 16 hits, with Andrew Benintendi going 4 for 5 and Jarred Kelenic 3 for 5. Chicago scored two in the first and one in the eighth. Sean Newcomb added two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Angels starter José Soriano lasted four innings, allowing eight hits and five earned runs, falling to 5-2. The Angels managed only five hits. Attendance was 26,262, and the game lasted 2 hours, 18 minutes.