The White Sox hit four home runs, including blasts from Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami, and Colson Montgomery, to beat the AL-leading Rays 6-1 on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The Chicago White Sox<\/a><\/a> rode a four-homer attack to a 6-1 victory over the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> on Friday night at Tropicana Field.<\/p>\n Miguel Vargas<\/a> led off the scoring with a monster 433-foot solo home run in the first inning, the longest of his career.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andrew Benintendi<\/a> followed Vargas\u2019s long ball with a solo shot of his own in the second to make it 2-0. Munetaka Murakami<\/a> then launched a two-run homer in the third, his 24th of the season, tying the Japanese rookie home run record held by Kazuma Okamoto<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Colson Montgomery<\/a> capped the power display with a two-run blast in the sixth that pushed the lead to 6-1.<\/p>\n Story continues below.<\/p>\n More Sports News<\/p>\n \t .wp-block-group__inner-container:has(> .embla), \t\tsvg { Vargas, Murakami, and Montgomery have now homered in the same game five times this season, the first trio to accomplish that feat since Cody Bellinger<\/a>, Corey Seager<\/a>, and Joc Pederson<\/a> for the Dodgers in 2019.<\/p>\n Erick Fedde<\/a> earned the win with five solid innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six. The White Sox bullpen closed it out cleanly, with Trevor Richards<\/a> closing the door in the ninth.<\/p>\n Junior Caminero<\/a> provided the Rays\u2019 only offense with his team-leading 30th home run<\/a> of the season in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n The win improved the White Sox to 58-51 and extended their winning streak to three games as they continue to sit atop the AL Central. It was a statement victory against one of the strongest teams in the American League. <\/p>\n The series continues on Saturday afternoon with the first pitch of game two scheduled for 3:10 pm CT. <\/p>\n
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