White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami tied Aaron Judge for the Major League home run lead on Friday night. He hit a solo home run in the first inning against the Mariners at Rate Field, setting a new record in the process.
Murakami connected on a 1-0 sinker from Emerson Hancock for a 380-foot blast at 106.2 mph. The hit marked his first home run to left field in his MLB career and gave him homers in eight straight series openers, surpassing Eddie Murray's mark of seven.
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The Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, thanks to consecutive hits from Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and Josh Naylor in the bottom of the ninth. Oakland's Nick Kurtz had tied the game with a solo home run earlier in the top of the ninth off Andrés Muñoz. The victory allowed Seattle to avoid a sweep after the Athletics took the first two games of the series.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami launched a 431-foot home run in the sixth inning to help secure a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rate Field. The blast gave the White Sox the lead they would not relinquish and marked several firsts for the Japanese rookie. Manager Will Venable praised Murakami's impact on and off the field.
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Chicago White Sox designated hitter Munetaka Murakami hit a home run for the third consecutive game, powering his team to a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the series rubber game at Sutter Health Park. The 26-year-old Japanese slugger's eight home runs lead all Japanese-born players through their first 22 MLB games this season. The win marked Chicago's first series victory since early April.
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, completing a series sweep. Aaron Judge hit his 90th career first-inning home run, while Ben Rice homered for the fourth straight game. Salvador Perez returned to the Royals' lineup after a brief controversy over his previous off-day.
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The Chicago White Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday at Rate Field, overcoming a late deficit with a tying home run and daring baserunning that produced the winning run.
Connor Wong nearly ended a long home run drought during the Boston Red Sox's 9-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. A sixth-inning drive was overturned to a double on review. The Red Sox secured the win with late offense.
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Casey Schmitt hit his first career leadoff home run to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-9 on Thursday afternoon at American Family Field. The win allowed the Giants to split their four-game series.