Hernández, Sanoja hit HRs in Marlins 7-1 win over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Heriberto Hernández and Javier Sanoja hit home runs late in the game to lift the Miami Marlins over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.

Hernández hit his team-leading 18th home run of the season to make it 1-0 with two out in the eighth. Agustín Ramírez reached on a throwing error by Elly De La Cruz, Xavier Edwards singled, and Sanoja walked to load the bases.

Griffin Conine took ball four, which Reds catcher Jose Trevino challenged, but the call was confirmed and Ramírez scored from third.

Ramírez added a double in the ninth, which was followed by Sanoja's three-run homer to make it 7-1.

Reliever Josh Ekness (1-1) pitched a 1-2-3 seventh. Eury Pérez pitched the first six innings and allowed two hits. He walked five and struck out five.

Pinch-hitter Tyler Stephenson hit his 12th home run of the year for Cincinnati.

Reds reliever Tejay Antone (2-2) gave up two hits and two runs, one earned. Starter Nick Lodolo pitched the first five innings, giving up three hits, striking out two and walking two.

Marlins RHP Janson Junk (6-7, 4.41 ERA) starts against Phillies LHP Cristopher Sanchez (15-4, 2.54) on Monday in Philadelphia.

Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (4-8, 5.15) starts Monday to kickoff a home series against St. Louis. The Cardinals haven't announced their starter.

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Miami Marlins' Eury Pérez pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)

Miami Marlins' Eury Pérez pitches during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)

Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)

Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández, right, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)

DETROIT (AP) — Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied for a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

Chicago trailed 3-0 and 4-1, but scored twice in the fifth and once in the sixth to tie the game.

Tyler Holton (1-5) walked Sam Antonacci to start the seventh and Murakami followed with his 28th homer of the season to put the White Sox up 6-4.

The White Sox now lead Detroit by 5 1/2 games in the AL Central. Hagen Smith (2-0) went 1 2/3 innings for the win and Sean Newcomb pitched the final two innings for his fourth save.

Detroit left fielder Brett Callahan, making his major league debut, tripled and drove in two runs on the first pitch of his career. He's the first Tigers hitter to triple in his first at-bat since Bill Irwin did it on May 18, 1912 against the Philadelphia Athletics.

Irwin, one of the emergency players when the team went on strike to protest Ty Cobb's suspension, was playing his only MLB game.

The triple helped Detroit take a 3-0 lead in the second. Fellow rookie Max Clark also had an RBI single in the inning.

Antonacci's RBI groundout made it 3-1 in the third, but Colt Keith led off the bottom of the inning with a homer.

Drew Romo's two-run homer pulled the White Sox within 4-3 in the fifth, and Colson Montgomery's RBI single tied it in the sixth.

Detroit's Dillon Dingler snapped a 0-for-28 streak with an RBI double to make it 6-5 in the seventh. Miguel Vargas homered in the ninth.

White Sox: Retun to Chicago for a three-game series at Wrigley Field. RHP Luis Castillo (4-9, 4.96 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday against Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (8-9, 3.74).

Tigers: Travel to Pittsburgh for a three-game series against the Pirates. Tigers LHP Framber Valdez (7-8, 4.26) will pitch Monday's opener. The Pirates haven't named a starter.

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Chicago White Sox's Sean Burke pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Tigers' Gleyber Torres singles against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth (10) chases down a single hit by Detroit Tigers' Gleyber Torres during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (20) fails to reach Detroit Tigers' Brett Callahan to make the tag, as Callahan slides into third base with a triple during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami (5) celebrates with Davis Martin (65) after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)