Murakami hits majors-leading 13th homer, White Sox beat Padres 8-2 for 4th straight win

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 for their fourth straight winByThe Associated PressMay 2, 2026, 12:35 AMSAN DIEGO -- SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 the Aaron Judge and Yordan Alavarez for the MLB lead. Montgomery's blast in the fifth gave Chicago its 14th multi-homer game of the season and a 7-0 lead.Murakami and Montgomery homered in the same game for the seventh time this season. It's the most by any teammate duo in their team’s first 35 games of a season in MLB history, according to Elias and Sarah Langs.Chicago starter Noah Schultz (2-1) allowed just two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first after walking three.Sam Antonacci went 2 for