Everything starts earlier in 2027, which is somewhat terrifying to those of you who are accustomed to 30-odd Cactus League games and 162 in the regular season, because a lockout looms as soon as the White Sox wrap up the 2026 World Series title.

Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox meet Saturday for the second game in their 3-game series. First pitch from Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.

Murakami injected life into an anonymous and sputtering franchise, and Venable has been credited with nurturing young players and creating an atmosphere conducive to success.

Fedde recorded his second straight outing with five innings pitched and a win. The right-hander was relieved in the sixth by Hagen Smith after logging 83 pitches (47 strikes). The 33-year-old has posted a 4.00 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 90:47 K:BB in 128.1 innings this season. Fedde is projected to make his next start Thursday against Pittsburgh.

For the second time in a week and third since June, the Chicago White Sox starting pitcher stymied the Twins’ offense in a 4-1 win at Rate Field on Friday night. Six days after beating the Twins in Minneapolis, Fedde limited them to three hits over five scoreless innings.

Minnesota managed just one run while Zebby Matthews allowed three home runs in a 4-1 defeat that pushed the Twins further back in the Wild Card race.

Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery reaching 30 home runs showed why Chicago’s lineup has become much more than a one-star operation.