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Taylor again pitched a scoreless first, but the White Sox offense couldn’t get anything going tonight and Fedde dropped to 0-2 with a 4.09 ERA. He’ll face the Royals on Saturday, perhaps again behind an opener.

The second strikeout ended the game with the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the ninth. Quero has opened the season 4-for-23 with no extra-base hits or RBI, and it might be worth wondering if the White Sox will keep him in the majors after Kyle Teel returns. Quero just turned 23 today and still needs polish defensively. He might be better off catching regularly in Triple-A than backing up Teel and getting at-bats at DH in the majors.

Hays pulled up and was favoring his right leg after trying to corral a bloop single to right field in the fourth inning and immediately left the contest against his former club. There should be an update on his status once he undergoes an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. It certainly seems like a potential injured list situation.

Nikhazy was waived by the Guardians last week, but will now find a new home. He had a 5.02 ERA in 86 innings at Triple-A last year.

He got through six despite throwing 64 pitches in his first three innings. The Blue Jays then made their next nine outs on just 24 pitches. Martin struck out six and walked two in moving to 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA. There’s not much here to be excited about for fantasy purposes — he’s allowed hard-hit balls on 59 percent of his balls in play — but he’ll probably remain solid enough for the White Sox. He’ll get the Royals next,

Seranthony Domínguez and Grant Taylor were unavailable after pitching the previous two days, so Murphy got the call in spite of having allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings to begin the year. He began the ninth by walking Kazuma Okamoto, but he then retired three in a row to protect a 3-0 lead. Murphy’s previous save was of the three-inning variety while with the Red Sox in 2023.

The White Sox are now up to three position players on the IL, so playing time hasn’t been an issue for Acuña. We wouldn’t expect much in the other categories, but he might make a run at 40 steals if he starts 130+ games.

Murray got off to a strong start at Triple-A Charlotte, slashing .304/.467/.609 with a pair of homers, seven RBI, two stolen bases and a 7/6 K/BB ratio in his first 30 plate appearances. It’ll be interesting to see if he can carve out any sort of real role in his first taste of MLB action.

The 24-year-old outfielder suffered the injury during Wednesday’s game against the Marlins. They White Sox tried to take it day-to-day but ultimately felt it was best to sit him down and let it heal rather than playing shorthanded any longer. Tanner Murray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take his place on the active roster.

Murakami brought the first run of the game home on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. With a runner on in the sixth, he gave the White Sox the lead with a two-run blast off Brendon Little, a 431-foot shot at 111 mph off the bat. The 26-year-old slugger is already up to four homers early in his MLB career. That power has come while striking out in roughly a third of his plate appearances so far.