Quero, Montgomery and Benintendi hit HRs, White Sox beat Tigers 7-1 without Murakami

CHICAGO (AP) — Edgar Quero, Colson Montgomery and Andrew Benintendi each homered, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-1 on Saturday without injured slugger Munetaka Murakami.

Montgomery and Benintendi doubled, and Quero added a hit and sac fly as the White Sox won their fourth straight and climbed to four games above .500 for the first time since Sept. 20, 2022.

Wenceel Pérez hit a solo shot for the Tigers, who lost for the 20th time in their last 24 games dating to May 4.

White Sox stater Anthony Kay yielded one run on six hits through five innings to earn the win. Relievers Grant Taylor, Seranthony Dominguez and Trevor Richards allowed one base runner over the final four innings.

Kay (5-1) went 4-0 in six starts in May, posting a 1.67 ERA in 32 1/3 innings. In this one, the left-hander went deep into counts, throwing 54 of 84 pitches for strikes, before Taylor relieved with two runners on in the sixth. Taylor retired the next three hitters to escape the jam, then struck out the side in the seventh.

Detroit's Framber Valdez (2-4) allowed four runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Murakami went on the injured list on Saturday with a Grade 2 hamstring strain and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

The White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the first after loading the bases with no outs. Chase Meidroth scored on Valdez’s wild pitch and Miguel Vargas on Quero’s sac fly.

The White Sox scored twice in the seventh, then put it away in the eighth as Montgomery hit a solo shot and Benintendi lined a two-run drive.

Detroit RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 4.09 ERA) is scheduled to face Chicago RHP Sean Burke (2-3, 3.90) on Sunday.

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Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Randal Grichuk, right, after scoring on a wild pitch during the first inning of a baseball against the Detroit Tigers in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargus (20) celebrates with manager Will Venable (1) at the dugout after scoring on Edgar Quero's sacrifice fly in the first inning of a baseball against the Detroit Tigers in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Detroit Tigers starter Framber Valdez delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago White Sox starter Anthony Kay delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball against the Detroit Tigers in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair," recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event's ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday.

“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance,” Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, adding that he was thinking of bringing “the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate 'Artists.'”

The group organizing the June fair on Washington's National Mall, Freedom 250, confirmed the billing in a statement, writing, “we are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24.”

Trump's social media post twice referenced him holding a rally “Wednesday," without a specific date. The White House did not immediately clarify the discrepancy.

Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for Freedom 250, emphasized the broader fair that is scheduled from June 25 through July 10 includes an array of exhibits, family friendly attractions, musical performances, flyovers and more.

Freedom 250 is billed as nonpartisan, but was launched last year by Trump and is led by a former State Department appointee from Trump's first term. Several artists, including Bret Michaels, the Commodores and Martina McBride dropped out last week.

Michaels and other artists have said that they were misled about the theme of the shows or were otherwise wary of being caught up in a political fight. McBride, in a statement on Instagram, said she had been “presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading.”

Other artists plan to attend, including Flo Rida, Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice. The latter's representative previously said that the “Ice Ice Baby” rapper was “proud to help celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary!”

Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump looks out the window of his limousine at the construction in Lafayette Park as he departs the White House, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)