Munetaka Murakami Homes Again as White Sox Top Angels
Murakami’s 14th homer kept him tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead as Chicago won 6-0.
- On Monday, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., before 26,262 fans, powered by back-to-back home runs from Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas.
- Sox starter Davis Martin dominated the Angels, allowing five hits across seven shutout innings while recording a career-high 10 strikeouts to lower his season ERA to 1.64.
- Murakami matched New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for the major-league lead with his 14th home run, a 429-foot blast off a 98 mph fastball, as the White Sox finished with a season-high 16 hits.
- Angels starter Jose Soriano gave up five runs and eight hits in four innings while laboring through 88 pitches, adding to the team's struggles with 13 losses in their last 15 games.
- RHP Erick Fedde will start for the White Sox on Tuesday night as the team seeks to extend a streak of six wins in their last seven games.
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Japanese rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami hit his 14th homer, Miguel Vargas also went deep and Davis Martin twirled seven shutout innings as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Los Angeles Angels, 6-0, on Monday night to open the final leg of their West Coast road trip.
Baseball: Murakami belts 14th home run, tying Judge for MLB lead
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 14th home run Monday in a 6-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels, tying New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge atop the Major League Baseball leaderboard.
Chicago White Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami hits his 14th home run, tied for the MLB lead, in 6-0 win
Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas hit back-to-back home runs for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
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