{"id":2370740,"date":"2026-04-13T08:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2370740"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:35:52","slug":"rookie-tanner-murray-powers-white-sox-past-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rookie-tanner-murray-powers-white-sox-past-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Tanner Murray powers White Sox past Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Chicago%2C+IL&amp;city=Chicago&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Rookie+Tanner+Murray+powers+White+Sox+past+Royals&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fil%2Fchicago%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F13%2Frookie-tanner-murray-powers-white-sox-past-royals%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got story updates?<\/span> Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-wrapper\"><span class=\"news-image-caption\">A rookie&#8217;s first MLB home run provides a spark as the White Sox edge the Royals in a hard-fought divisional matchup.<\/span><span class=\"news-image-attribution\"><b>Chicago<\/b> Today<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Rookie outfielder Tanner Murray hit his first career MLB home run, and Colson Montgomery also went deep, as the Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday. The game was delayed for over 3 hours due to heavy rain.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>This was a key divisional win for the White Sox, who are looking to bounce back after a disappointing 2025 season and return to the playoffs. Murray&#8217;s first career homer is an exciting milestone for the young player as he establishes himself at the big league level.<\/p>\n<h2>The details<\/h2>\n<p>In the 5th inning, with the game tied 3-3, Tanner Murray stepped up and launched a solo shot to give the White Sox the lead. Later, Colson Montgomery added an insurance run with a solo homer of his own. The Royals made a late push but ultimately fell short, as the White Sox held on for the 6-5 victory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The game was delayed for over 3 hours due to heavy rain on Sunday afternoon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"news-callout-box\">\n<h2>The players<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Tanner Murray<\/h3>\n<p>A rookie outfielder for the Chicago White Sox who hit his first career MLB home run in the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Colson Montgomery<\/h3>\n<p>A White Sox player who also hit a solo home run in the game to provide insurance for the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Chicago White Sox<\/h3>\n<p>The MLB team that defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Kansas City Royals<\/h3>\n<p>The MLB team that lost to the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Chicago%2C+IL&amp;city=Chicago&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Rookie+Tanner+Murray+powers+White+Sox+past+Royals&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fil%2Fchicago%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F13%2Frookie-tanner-murray-powers-white-sox-past-royals%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got photos?<\/span> Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/span><\/a>        <\/div>\n<h2>What they\u2019re saying<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-quotes\">\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cIt was a big moment for me to get that first home run. I&#8217;m just glad I could help the team get the win today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 Tanner Murray<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"news-highlight-box\">\n<h2>The takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>Murray&#8217;s first career homer and the White Sox&#8217;s ability to hold on for the victory despite the long rain delay are positive signs as the team looks to rebound and compete in the AL Central this season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n      window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n        FB.init({\n          appId: '179692745920433',\n          cookie: true,\n          xfbml: true,\n          version: 'v17.0'\n        });\n        FB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n      };\n      (function(d, s, id){\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n      }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nationaltoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A rookie&#8217;s first MLB home run provides a spark as the White Sox edge the Royals in a hard-fought divisional matchup.Chicago Today Rookie outfielder Tanner Murray hit his first career MLB home run, and Colson Montgomery also went deep, as the Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2370741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2370740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rookie-Tanner-Murray-powers-White-Sox-past-Royals.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370742,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370740\/revisions\/2370742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}