Overview
- The White Sox placed Munetaka Murakami on the injured list with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain that is expected to sideline him about four to six weeks and remove a key left‑hand power bat from Chicago’s lineup.
- Chicago plans quick depth moves to cover the loss, calling on minor‑league options after Murakami’s strong early season numbers made his absence a pronounced offensive hole.
- The Nationals rallied for a six‑run seventh to beat the Padres, a swing that exposed San Diego’s bullpen after Michael King lost the zone in the seventh and reliever Bradgley Rodriguez allowed multiple inherited runs.
- The Mets continued a winning stretch while making roster adjustments, promoting Cionel Pérez and optioning Tobias Myers as Juan Soto hit a grand slam in New York’s series‑sweep of the Marlins.
- Other late‑game shifts included the Rangers completing a three‑game sweep behind Jack Leiter’s 10‑strikeout outing and the Red Sox breaking open a game with a big seventh‑inning rally keyed by Masataka Yoshida, underscoring how injuries, bullpen reliability, and short‑term callups are driving roster churn and standings movement.