KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tanner Murray hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also connected and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday after the first pitch was pushed back 3 hours because of rain.Dustin Harris led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit double and scored the tiebreaking run for the White Sox on a wild pitch by John Schreiber (0-2).Chicago equaled a club record by using nine pitchers in a nine-inning game. That mark was set against Cleveland on Sept. 14, 1997. The last four White Sox relievers Bryan Hudson, Jordan Leasure (1-0), Lucas Sims and Seranthony Domnguez combined for six strikeouts in 4 1/3 hitless innings. Domnguez got three outs for his third save.Following the long delay, Murray launched a two-run homer off starter Noah Cameron in the second to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead. That snapped a scoreless streak for Chicago that lasted 21 2/3 innings.It was the second career hit for the 26-year-old Murray, who debuted in the majors April 5. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin's sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement.From the opening faceoff to the celebratory post-game skate in which he waved gratefully to the adoring fans, Ovechkin enjoyed one heck of a day, Best of all, the Capitals won Sunday to remain in the playoff hunt.Playing in front of an appreciative sellout crowd, the Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. Ovechkin will wait until the offseason to decide whether to retire or return for a 22nd NHL season, but the fans weighed in early in the game by chanting, One more year!Afterward, surrounded by his two young sons, Ovechkin had this response to that request: I'll think about it, he said with a wry smile.Ovechkin turns 41 in September, but the league's all-time leading goal scorer with 929 isn't exactly limping to the end of his brilliant career. He leads the Capitals with 32 goals and 63 points, and he received an assist on the empty-net goal that clinched Sunday's pivotal win.It's a big moment for us right now, he said. Everybody was dialed in.The Capitals must win their regular-season finale in Columbus on Tuesday night and hope Philadelphia fails to win either of its remaining two games. No matter how it plays out, and regardless of whether he decides to come back or not, Ovechkin will always have this day to savor.I'll remember this moment, the atmosphere that was tonight, he said. It was no ordinary afternoon, and the Capitals knew it.You could tell, the game felt different and the night felt different, Washington coach Spencer Carbery said. A lot of great moments.It was an unusual game right from the start, when Ovechkin joined Pittsburgh great Sidney Crosby at center ice for the opening faceoff.The opening draw, I got a kick out of that, Carbery said, before adding,. I just caught myself watching in certain moments, taking it all in.It was the 100th meeting between Crosby and Ovechkin. Crosby and the Penguins have won more times than not, but Ovi has certainly made an impression on Sid the Kid.He came in with such high expectations, and he passed them, Crosby said. To be the greatest goal scorer of all time and to do what he's done, its impressive.Carbery hopes that Ovechkin will add to his lofty goal total in 2026-27, but regardless, the coach is thankful to have been associated with The Great 8.If it is the end of his career, I smile thinking of those moments because been blessed to be his coach when he broke the all-time goals record and I was the coach that was with him at the end, Carbery said. I don't take that for granted one minute.__AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin's sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement.From the opening faceoff to the celebratory post-game skate in which he waved gratefully to the adoring fans, Ovechkin enjoyed one heck of a day, Best of all, the Capitals won Sunday to remain in the playoff hunt.Playing in front of an appreciative sellout crowd, the Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. Ovechkin will wait until the offseason to decide whether to retire or return for a 22nd NHL season, but the fans weighed in early in the game by chanting, One more year!Afterward, surrounded by his two young sons, Ovechkin had this response to that request: I'll think about it, he said with a wry smile.Ovechkin turns 41 in September, but the league's all-time leading goal scorer with 929 isn't exactly limping to the end of his brilliant career. He leads the Capitals with 32 goals and 63 points, and he received an assist on the empty-net goal that clinched Sunday's pivotal win.It's a big moment for us right now, he said. Everybody was dialed in.The Capitals must win their regular-season finale in Columbus on Tuesday night and hope Philadelphia fails to win either of its remaining two games. No matter how it plays out, and regardless of whether he decides to come back or not, Ovechkin will always have this day to savor.I'll remember this moment, the atmosphere that was tonight, he said. It was no ordinary afternoon, and the Capitals knew it.You could tell, the game felt different and the night felt different, Washington coach Spencer Carbery said. A lot of great moments.It was an unusual game right from the start, when Ovechkin joined Pittsburgh great Sidney Crosby at center ice for the opening faceoff.The opening draw, I got a kick out of that, Carbery said, before adding,. I just caught myself watching in certain moments, taking it all in.It was the 100th meeting between Crosby and Ovechkin. Crosby and the Penguins have won more times than not, but Ovi has certainly made an impression on Sid the Kid.He came in with such high expectations, and he passed them, Crosby said. To be the greatest goal scorer of all time and to do what he's done, its impressive.Carbery hopes that Ovechkin will add to his lofty goal total in 2026-27, but regardless, the coach is thankful to have been associated with The Great 8.If it is the end of his career, I smile thinking of those moments because been blessed to be his coach when he broke the all-time goals record and I was the coach that was with him at the end, Carbery said. I don't take that for granted one minute.__AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

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