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Sox Machine Live: Munetaka Murakami is heating up at the right time

Episode Summary Live stream begins at 11:30 AM CT Munetaka Murakami hit two homers in last night’s Chicago White Sox 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. With the postseason next week, Murakami is finding his stroke at the right time, as home runs matter so much in the playoffs. Plus, the White Sox showcased their prime pitching plan last night, previewing Sox vs. Rockies as old friend Jose Quintana returns to the South Side. Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal htt...

10 Years Ago: Vin Scully’s final broadcast

Vin Scully’s favorite player, Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, visited the San Francisco booth during Scully’s final career Dodger broadcast at San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2016. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Mark Langill A Hollywood ending unfolded on Sept. 25, 2016, during Vin Scully’s final broadcast at Dodger Stadium: A walk-off home run by Charlie Culberson against the Colorado Rockies to clinch a division title. Afterward, both players and fans stared at the press box bearing his n...

Roster churn helped raise the floor in 2026

The 2026 Colorado Rockies have had a better year than the 2025 Colorado Rockies. That is not exactly a difficult bar to clear after 43-119, but the improvement has been real and the floor of the roster is considerably higher. There are still bad performances, of course, but Colorado simply does not have as many […]

Murakami Homers Twice as White Sox Top Rockies 6-1

Munetaka Murakami went deep twice and drove in three as the White Sox beat the Rockies 6-1 at Rate Field, with Sean Burke striking out seven over 5.1 innings. The post Murakami Homers Twice as White Sox Top Rockies 6-1 appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .

Jake McCarthy is chasing a rare 15-15-15-15 season

Good morning, Purple Row! There are two games left in the 2026 season, and there is absolutely nothing left for the Rockies to settle in the standings. There is, however, one oddly specific statistical chase still worth watching. Jake McCarthy enters Saturday with 30 doubles, 13 triples, 15 home runs and 32 stolen bases. He […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Munetaka Murakami Hits 2 Home Runs in Win Over Rockies (9.25.26)

Miguel Vargas hit a sacrifice fly to center in the first inning, scoring Kyle Teel to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead. Munetaka Murakami followed with a solo home run to right — 386 feet — in the first inning to extend the lead to 2-0. Murakami hit his second home run of the game — a solo shot to left center, 412 feet — in the seventh inning to push the lead to 4-1; Murakami then added an RBI single in the eighth to cap a 3-RBI night. Sean Burke earned the win (11-7) with 5.1 innings allowing&he...

Torey Lovullo on crucial pitching injury and Diamondbacks playoff push

Does Torey Lovullo’s job depend on making the playoffs? The D-backs’ manager reacts to President and CEO Derrick Hall’s recent comments and breaks down the mindset of the clubhouse heading into the final games of the season. Plus, Lovullo reveals his emergency pitching plans against the Padres and what went right in their massive sweep of the Rockies. Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/ Download ...

White Sox ride Murakami, Burke past Rockies in 6-1 win

The Rockies opened their final series of the 2026 season Friday night with a 6-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Munetaka Murakami (村上 宗隆) homered twice and drove in three runs, while Sean Burke held Colorado to one run over 5.1 innings as Chicago improved to 83-77. The Rockies fell to 57-103 with the […]

It’s a Blue Mune! Multiple homers sink Rockies

The White Sox have been red-hot as of late, and they are now in must-win territory as apparently no team can beat the Cleveland Guardians. With a three-game stretch against the Colorado Rockies on deck to end the season, there was no reason the South Siders couldn’t sweep the Rockies and put all the pressure […]

White Sox 6, Rockies 1: Still gunning for the division

If the White Sox were hung over from celebrating their postseason clincher Thursday night, they didn't show it.Or maybe there's built-in forgiveness facing the Rockies. Either way, the White Sox took the lead in the first inning with a Miguel Vargas sac fly and the first of two Munetaka Murakami homers, and Sean Burke and three White Sox relievers went wire-to-wire with it for their fifth victory in their last six games. The only problem is that the Guardians have done the same, but the Whit...

White Sox SS Colson Montgomery breaks MLB's single-season strikeout record with 224th strikeout

With just three games remaining in the regular season, Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery has added his name to the MLB record books. Montgomery struck out looking in the fifth inning of the White Sox’s game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, marking his 224th strikeout of the season. That sets a new MLB single-season strikeout record, dethroning the mark set by former Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Mark Reynolds in 2009. Montgomery had tied the record on Thursday, recording on...

Pregame notes: Three to go

Pope Leo XIV declined to say whether he or his boss had any say in the White Sox clinching a postseason spot after setting the single-season record for losses two years ago… … but with the Colorado Rockies coming to town as they close out a fourth consecutive 100-loss season, the White Sox shouldn’t have… The post Pregame notes: Three to go appeared first on Sox Machine .

Game Thread: Rockies (57-102) at White Sox (82-77)

Well, well, well what do we have here? The same Chicago White Sox team that blew a six-run lead just last week has now roared back to life, winning four of its last five. Unfortunately, the Cleveland Guardians are still selling their souls to win every game they play, but that streak will eventually run […]

How the D-backs can pass the Phillies for the final NL Wild Card spot

Exactly one week ago, it sure felt as if the Diamondbacks’ postseason hopes were slipping away from them. But ever since a series-opening loss to the Yankees last Friday, Arizona suddenly cannot lose. The D-backs have rattled off five straight wins — including a sweep of the Rockies earlier this week — to stay afloat, improbably, in the National League Wild Card race. The Snakes, as they say, are alive. Postseason Guide • Current bracket, tiebreakers and more • Every team that’s clinched so fa...

The puzzling paradox of the Rockies and ABS

As 2026 comes to a close, so does the first season of ABS in MLB. Using the incredibly detailed breakdown on Baseball Savant’s ABS Challenge Dashboard, a paradoxical truth seems undeniable: The Rockies are one of the best teams at ABS challenges, while also simultaneously being one of the worst. In the simplest terms, when […]

Why another 100-loss season isn’t deterring fans of the Colorado Rockies

DENVER – There’s nothing positive about losing 100 games four years in a row. For a franchise that once prided itself on having never reached that salacious century mark for losses despite having never won their division since entering the league, things continue to stay rock bottom for the Colorado Rockies. Yet the more than two million fans who have shown up to Coors Field this season and the 22,511 who were in the building for the final home game of the 2026 slate still have hope that bette...

Why another 100-loss season isn’t deterring fans of the Colorado Rockies

DENVER – There’s nothing positive about losing 100 games four years in a row.  For a franchise that once prided itself on having never reached that salacious century mark for losses despite having never won their division since entering the league, things continue to stay rock bottom for the Colorado Rockies.  Yet the more than […] The post Why another 100-loss season isn’t deterring fans of the Colorado Rockies appeared first on Just Baseball .

Podcast: Chicago White Sox are going to the postseason!

Episode Summary After beating the Kansas City Royals, 9-1 , the Chicago White Sox have clinched a postseason berth. The offense looks on track; David Sandlin was huge in his start, and now the team can focus on shaping the roster for playoff games. But they can still win the AL Central. How will they approach this weekend's series against Colorado? Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Made Personal Episode Rundown [0:00] The 2026 Chicago White Sox are heading to the postseason!  The pos...

Snakes Sweep and Still Alive: Dbacks 12, Rockies 8

The Arizona Diamondbacks stayed alive this afternoon as they were able to complete the 3-game sweep at Coors Field. This marks the first time since 2018 that the Dbacks have been able to complete a sweep at Coors, and it could not have come at a better time. The story of the game was the […]