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Baseball: Murakami launches 26th homer, White Sox snap losing streak

CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami homered for the second straight game, taking his tally to 26 for the season, in Saturda

Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami has hit his 26th homer of the season, contributing to the team's 6-3 comeback win against the Cleveland Guardians. Murakami's solo shot off Cleveland starter Gavin Williams sparked a five-run rally in the bottom half of the game, helping the White Sox end their four-game losing streak. The victory increased Chicago's division lead to three games over the Guardians and the Minnesota Twins.

In other MLB news, the Los Angeles Dodgers ended their season-worst seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks, thanks to a clutch performance from Shohei Ohtani.

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