{"id":642731,"date":"2026-05-02T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642731\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:19:09","slug":"munetaka-murakami-hits-majors-leading-13th-homer-white-sox-beat-padres-for-fourth-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642731\/","title":{"rendered":"Munetaka Murakami hits majors-leading 13th homer, White Sox beat Padres for fourth straight win"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO (AP) \u2014 Munetaka Murakami<\/a> hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery<\/a> added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox<\/a> beat the San Diego Padres<\/a> 8-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.<\/p>\n

Murakami\u2019s three-run shot broke a tie with the Aaron Judge<\/a> and Yordan Alavarez for the MLB lead. Montgomery\u2019s blast in the fifth gave Chicago its 14th multi-homer game of the season and a 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Murakami and Montgomery homered in the same game for the seventh time this season. It\u2019s the most by any teammate duo in their team\u2019s first 35 games of a season in MLB history, according to Elias and Sarah Langs.<\/p>\n

Chicago starter Noah Schultz<\/a> (2-1) allowed just two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first after walking three.<\/p>\n

Sam Antonacci<\/a> went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the White Sox. <\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s first hit came on a single by Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a> in the third. He tripled for the first time this season in the sixth for their second hit. But Chicago right fielder Austin Hays<\/a> made a catch near the foul line, while falling down, to end the sixth and keep Tatis at third. <\/p>\n

Tatis finished 3 for 3 and scored one of two San Diego runs in the eighth on a single by Manny Machado<\/a>. <\/p>\n

German Marquez<\/a> (3-2) permitted seven earned runs and five hits over five innings. The Padres were 4-1 in his previous five starts this season, including winners in his last four.<\/p>\n

The Padres had won 17 of their last 23 games. <\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Chicago RHP Sean Burke<\/a> (1-2, 3.21 ERA) was scheduled to start Saturday against RHP Michael King<\/a> (3-1, 2.41).<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

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