MIAMI — Maybe they just needed a few extra days to warm up.
Only showing signs of life late in a disastrous opening weekend, White Sox hitters found their stride against the Marlins on Monday, clubbing their way to a 9-4 victory, their first win of the season.
A monster six-RBI night from first baseman Miguel Vargas in humid Miami made the Sox’ season-opening misery in blustery Milwaukee feel hundreds of miles away, even if their pitching woes kept things more interesting than fans would like.
Right fielder Everson Pereira warmed the Sox up in the third inning by lining a double down the left-field line. He later scored on a single from Vargas.
Munetaka Murakami didn’t extend his historic three-game homer streak, but he did notch the first hit to stay in the yard of his career. It was a dribbling grounder down the third base line that set the stage for an Austin Hays three-run homer, his first blast since signing with the Sox.
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Marlins starter Chris Paddack hit Sox shortstop Luisangel Acuna with a pitch to load the bases after singles from Tristan Peters and Pereira.
Then Vargas, a Miami resident, launched one 402 feet into the left-field seats for the Sox’ second grand slam in as many days. The Havana, Cuba, native had dozens of supporters in attendance at loanDepot Park.
"Especially to have my family here and a couple of friends that never watched me play in the big leagues, it's super fun, and I'm very proud to accomplish what we accomplished today," Vargas said.
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But no lead feels particularly comfortable for Sox pitchers, and Martin served up a two-run blast to Marlins catcher Liam Hicks in the fourth. Miami struck again the next inning with an RBI single from center fielder Jakob Marsee.
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