Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox

May 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	8	0	7
CWS	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	-	8	8	1	1

loss:

J. Taillonwin: Chicago White Sox logo

D. Martin

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami officially put himself into Crosstown Classic lore. The slugging White Sox first baseman accomplished such a feat through the first multihomer game of his MLB career during an 8-3 win over the Cubs before 38,795 Saturday night at the party-like atmosphere of Rate Field. Murakami broke...

Scoring Summary

CHCCWS

1
Miguel Vargas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. [3 runs]
03
3
Munetaka Murakami homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
04
3
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Colson Montgomery homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
05
5
Munetaka Murakami homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Antonacci scores. [2 runs]
07
6
Miguel Amaya homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
17
6
Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
18
9
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Conforto scores. [2 runs]
38

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico HoernerSS	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.262
2Michael Busch1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.232
3Alex Bregman3B	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.256
4Ian HappDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.235
5Seiya SuzukiRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.263
6Michael ConfortoLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333
7Matt Shaw2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.245
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.238
9Miguel AmayaC	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.246

TOTAL	8	35	3	3	9	2	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	5.0	8	8	8	2	1	5	90	4.97
Ethan RobertsRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	32	0.00
Ryan RolisonLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	3.75
TOTAL	8.0	8	8	8	6	2	5	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Sam AntonacciLF	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.284
2Munetaka Murakami1B	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	0	.236
3Miguel Vargas3B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.247
4Colson MontgomerySS	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.238
5Chase Meidroth2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270
6Andrew BenintendiDH	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.227
Randal GrichukPH-DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220
7Jarred KelenicRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.231
8Tristan PetersCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.255
9Drew RomoC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.184
TOTAL	8	31	8	8	6	2	5	4	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Davis MartinRHP	6.0	5	1	1	7	0	1	91	1.61
Brandon EisertLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	31	10.80
Trevor RichardsRHP	2.0	2	2	2	2	0	1	34	6.75
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	9	2	2	156	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCCWS

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki, deflected by second baseman Matt Shaw.
00
WALK — Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — Miguel Vargas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. [3 runs]
03
FLYOUT — Colson Montgomery flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [1 out]
03
FLYOUT — Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [2 outs]
03
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

CHC

CWS

3Runs8

8Hits8

0Errors1

.229Batting Avg.258

35At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits6

2Home Runs5

3Runs-Batted-In8

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts6

7Left on Base1

16Total Bases24

Game Details

Saturday, May 16, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 38,795 (95.5%)

weather: 81 degrees, cloudy

spread: CHC -113

over/under: 8.5