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Munetaka Murakami Homers Again, White Sox Pound Padres
Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered as Chicago built a six-run second inning and Noah Schultz threw six scoreless innings.
On Friday, Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th home run during a six-run second inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres for their fourth straight win.
Chicago starter Noah Schultz anchored the victory, allowing just two hits and three walks over six scoreless innings while striking out two in a dominant pitching performance.
Colson Montgomery extended the lead to 7-0 in the fifth inning with his ninth home run of the season, marking Chicago's 14th multi-homer game of the year.
San Diego suffered its third consecutive defeat as starter German Marquez allowed seven earned runs over five innings, though Fernando Tatis finished three for three at the plate.
RHP Sean Burke is scheduled to start Saturday against RHP Michael King as the series continues with a pitching matchup favoring San Diego's starter.