The game turned on one swing in the seventh inning. Munetaka Murakami crushed a grand slam 431 feet to center field, capping Chicago's dominant 9-2 victory over Oakland at Sutter Health Park.
Davis Martin controlled the Athletics through seven innings, allowing just three hits and one run while striking out four. The right-hander carried a 2.16 ERA into his third win of the season, limiting Oakland to scattered chances throughout his 89-pitch effort.
Chicago built its lead methodically before the seventh-inning burst. Montgomery doubled home Benintendi in the first, then singled home Murakami in the third before Quero's groundout scored Vargas. The White Sox added two more in the fifth on doubles by Acuña and Benintendi before Murakami's grand slam broke the game open, scoring Meidroth, Acuña and Benintendi ahead of him.
Aaron Civale struggled for Oakland, lasting just 4.2 innings while allowing 11 hits and five runs. His ERA stands at 3.54 after the difficult outing that saw Chicago collect multiple hits in four of the five innings he worked.
Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 6-13. Oakland fell to 10-9 after the loss.