Max Muncy hits winning sacrifice fly in 11th inning as Athletics rally to beat White Sox 7-6

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Max Muncy drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Muncy’s fly to left field scored Jacob Wilson, who began the inning as the automatic runner at second base and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Denzel Clarke.

Jack Perkins (2-0) struck out three and gave up one hit in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Chicago scored five runs in the second inning on Colson Montgomery's homer on the first pitch of the inning, Reese McGuire's RBI single and Andrew Benintendi's three-run shot.

The Athletics answered with Wilson's second home run of the season in the bottom of the inning. Jeff McNeil added a sacrifice fly in the third and Tyler Soderstrom drove in a run with a single in the fifth.

Munetaka Murakami extended Chicago’s lead to 6-4 with a solo homer in the seventh. The Athletics drew even at 6-all in the bottom half of the inning when Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer to right field with a 115.3 mph exit velocity.

Lucas Sims (0-2) gave up the winning run.

Chicago stranded 14 runners and went 3 for 17 with runners in scoring position. The White Sox also loaded the bases in the ninth but failed to score.

Wilson finished with two hits and scored twice, while Kurtz had two hits, two RBIs and three walks. The Athletics totaled 10 hits and drew 10 walks.

Prior to the game, the White Sox claimed right-hander Osvaldo Bido off waivers from Atlanta and transferred right-hander Prelander Berroa to the 60-day injured list.

Chicago LHP Noah Schultz (0-1, 6.23 ERA) and Athletics' LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-0, 1.46 ERA) duel in Sunday’s series finale.

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Detroit Tigers' Tyler Holton delivers a pitch to a Boston Red Sox batter in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Detroit Tigers' Wenceel Pérez (46) scores on a sacrifice fly by Jake Rogers as Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong, left, waits for the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Chicago White Sox' Everson Pereira (28) celebrates after hitting a double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain before Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

The move was retroactive to Wednesday, when Duran felt discomfort in his oblique. It persisted while throwing before Saturday’s game. The 28-year-old right-hander has five saves and a 1.35 ERA this season.

Also, the Phillies called up Felix Reyes from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in an effort to boost their struggling lineup. Reyes, making his big-league debut, homered in his first at-bat in the second inning against Chris Sale.

Philadelphia entered Saturday having lost three in a row and eight and 11 games.

The Phillies’ offense began play Saturday with a league-worst minus-72 run differential and Philly had been outscored 30-6 in its last three losses.

To make room for Reyes, the Phillies optioned Otto Kemp to Lehigh Valley.

Philadelphia also recalled right-handed reliever Seth Johnson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and released outfielder Pedro León.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jhoan Duran throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)