Dustin May's perfect game bid broken up in Dodgers' sweep of White Sox

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin May pitched two-run ball over seven innings after retiring the first 16 batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

The 27-year-old right-hander struck out a season-high nine and walked one in the best start of his six-year major league career. He won for the first time since June 15 against San Francisco.

Brooks Baldwin broke up May’s perfect game bid with a single in the sixth and then chased May (5-5) with a two-run homer in the eighth, ending the longest outing of his career. May left to a standing ovation.

Freddie Freeman went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored. He was robbed of a homer by Mike Tauchman, who leaned over the lower wall in right field and snagged the ball in the fifth.

Mookie Betts homered for the first time in 21 games, his solo shot off Tyler Gilbert extending the lead to 6-0 in the seventh.

The White Sox fell to 9-35 on the road, setting a record for the worst start in franchise history. They were already the worst away from home in the majors.

The Dodgers backed May with stellar defense. Left fielder Michael Conforto made a feet-first sliding catch of a sinking line drive by former Dodger Miguel Vargas leading off the fifth. Freeman snared a liner to first base leading off the sixth before Baldwin’s single to right broke up May’s perfect game bid.

May retired the leadoff hitter in each of the first seven innings. The White Sox got swept by the Dodgers for the second consecutive season.

White Sox RHP Adrian Houser (3-2, 1.90 ERA) starts Friday's series opener at Denver. Dodgers RHP Ben Casparius (6-2, 3.97) takes the mound Friday against Houston's Lance McCullers Jr.

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Aaron Civale throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Michael Conforto (23) celebrates with third base coach coach Dino Ebel, left, after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs toward home plate to score during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May throws to a Chicago White Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

TOKYO (AP) — A massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-year holiday season.

The Gunma prefectural highway police said Saturday that the pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision between two trucks in the town of Minakami, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Tokyo.

The initial crash blocked parts of the expressway, and cars coming from behind them were unable to brake on the snowy surface.

A fire erupted at the far end of the pileup, spreading to 20 vehicles, some of which were completely burned. The fire was extinguished about seven hours later, police said.

A 77-year-old woman from Tokyo died in a passenger car, and a charred body was later recovered from the driver's seat of a burned-out truck, police said. Out of the 26 injured, five were in serious condition, police said.

A warning about heavy snow was in effect late Friday, when many Japanese started their year-end and New Year holidays.

Parts of the expressway remained closed for police investigation, removal and cleaning of the wreckage.

Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)