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 outfielder Munetaka Murakami achieved his 26th home run of the season during a 6-3 comeback win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. The Guardians had initially taken a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth at Guaranteed Rate Field, but Murakami ignited a five-run rally in the bottom half with his solo shot off Cleveland starter Gavin Williams.
The ball soared high to the opposite field and struck the foul pole. Murakami, reflecting on the moment, said, "I thought it was a home run...I swung thinking another one might be coming." The victory marked Murakami's team's end of a four-game losing streak, bringing Chicago's division lead back to three games ahead of the Guardians and the Minnesota Twins.
In other baseball news, the Los Angeles Dodgers broke their season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. With runners on the corners and two outs in the top of the 10th inning, Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani hit a ground ball to right field, which Arizona first baseman Tim Tawa dove to field.
Ohtani overtook his throw to the bag, driving in the go-ahead run. Los Angeles ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished the game with a shutout, striking out six while allowing three hits and three walks.
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