Munetaka Murakami’s MLB-leading 13th HR and Noah Schultz’s 6 shutout innings fuel Chicago White Sox to 8-2 win
The Chicago White Sox defeated the San Diego Padres 8-2 in a game highlighted by Munetaka Murakami's MLB-leading 13th home run and Colson Montgomery's solo shot. Noah Schultz pitched six shutout innings, allowing only two hits while improving to 2-1 on the season. The victory marked the White Sox's fourth consecutive win, their longest streak of the season so far.
- ▪Munetaka Murakami hit his 13th home run of the season, a three-run shot that led the major leagues.
- ▪Colson Montgomery also homered, hitting his ninth of the season in the fifth inning.
- ▪Noah Schultz threw six scoreless innings, giving up two hits and walking three while improving to 2-1.
- ▪The White Sox scored six runs in the second inning, fueled by a bases-loaded situation and a throwing error by Fernando Tatis Jr.
- ▪The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 43,638 at Petco Park in San Diego.
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