Murakami Blasts MLB-Leading 13th Homer as White Sox Dominate Padres
Munetaka Murakami launched his 13th home run of the season, the most in MLB, contributing to a six-run second inning that propelled the White Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Padres on Friday night.
Munetaka Murakami hits RBI home run (0:36)
SAN DIEGO -- Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Murakami's three-run shot broke a tie with Aaron Judge and Yordan Alvarez for the MLB lead.
Montgomery's blast in the fifth gave Chicago its 14th multihomer game of the season and a 7-0 lead.
Murakami has hit nine home runs in his past 16 games. He now has the most homers by a White Sox player through the first 32 career games, breaking a tie with Jose Abreu (2014), according to ESPN Research.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48652862/munetaka-murakami-hits-13th-homer-season-win-padres)._
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