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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Homers in win Tuesday
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Murakami went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, two runs scored, a walk and a strikeout Tuesday during a 14-11 win over the Royals.
Murakami extended his on-base streak to 10 games after reaching base twice Tuesday. The 26-year-old smashed his 33rd blast in the seventh off Tony Gonsolin to provide some insurance for the White Sox. Over 531 plate appearances, Murakami has batted .203/.348/.469 with 33 homers, 72 RBI and 91 walks this season.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Homer, triple in win
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Murakami went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a triple in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers.
Murakami supplied all of the White Sox's runs with his first-inning homer off Framber Valdez. Later in the game, Murakami hit the first triple of his big-league career. The corner infielder hasn't been known for speed this year, adding just one stolen base on four attempts. The power has been there -- he's batting .205 with an .817 OPS, 32 homers, 68 RBI, 76 runs scored and 14 doubles over 118 contests in his rookie season.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Sitting out versus southpaw
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Murakami is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cleveland.
Murakami wore the golden sombrero in Tuesday's loss to the Guardians, and he's 1-for-19 with 12 strikeouts over his last six contests. This marks the second time he's been out of the lineup over the White Sox's past three games against left-handed hurlers. Miguel Vargas will slide across the diamond to first base and Colson Montgomery will play third base in Wednesday's rubber match.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Taking seat versus southpaw
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Murakami is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.
The Cardinals are sending left-hander Matthew Liberatore to the mound, so the White Sox are giving their left-handed-hitting slugger a day off. Miguel Vargas will slide over to first base, Colson Montgomery will cover third base and Luisangel Acuna will grab a start at shortstop.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Notches 31st homer in loss
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Murakami went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.
Murakami homered off of Luke Weaver in the eighth inning to bring him up to 31 long balls, which is tied for fifth in the American League. The Japanese slugger had a rough August during which he hit only .147 with five home runs in 28 contests, but he's already homered twice through eight games in September. On the season, the 26-year-old is slashing .210/.349/.480 with 63 RBI and 74 runs scored, but he also has 169 strikeouts in 482 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Reaches 30 homers
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Murakami went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Twins.
Murakami got the White Sox off to a hot start by popping his 30th home run of the season in the first inning. It was a long-awaited milestone, as he had been sitting on 29 long balls since Aug. 18. During that homerless stretch, Murakami went just 5-for-59 (.085) with a 38 percent strikeout rate, one RBI and five runs scored. It's still been an impressive rookie season for Murakami, but his inflated strikeout rate leads to inconsistent results, which is evident from his .211 average through 107 games.
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Launches homer Tuesday
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Murakami went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.
Murakami has three homers over his last five games, going 4-for-18 with a 6:8 BB:K in that span. His long ball Tuesday was his 29th of the season. The rookie infielder is also batting .234 with a .917 OPS, 58 RBI, 67 runs scored, 13 doubles and a stolen base over 90 contests. His power has been as advertised in his first big-league season.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Homers again Sunday
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Murakami went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Murakami broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning by taking Tyler Holton deep for a two-run homer, giving Chicago a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The slugger has now launched eight home runs over his last 20 games, driving in 15 runs during that stretch, and is up to 28 long balls on the season. Murakami owns a .235 average with an impressive .911 OPS across 88 games this season, though his massive power continues to come with swing-and-miss concerns, highlighted by a 33.4 percent strikeout rate.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Smacks solo homer Friday
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Murakami went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and an additional run scored during the White Sox's 9-5 win over the Tigers on Friday.
Murakami contributed to the White Sox's five-run fourth inning with a solo long ball off Jackson Jobe. It was Murakami's third homer in August and 27th of the year, tied with teammate Miguel Vargas for fourth most in the American League. Murakami also has a .909 OPS, which would be the eighth highest in the majors if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Getting breather Thursday
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Murakami is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
The left-handed-hitting slugger will get a day off as the Reds send southpaw Andrew Abbott to the bump. Miguel Vargas will slide over to first base, Colson Montgomery will handle third base, and Luisangel Acuna will enter the lineup at shortstop.
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Homers again Saturday
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Murakami went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians.
Murakami's sixth-inning blast sparked a five-run rally for the White Sox. The infielder has homered six times and added 11 RBI over his last 13 games, going 14-for-53 (.264) with a 7:22 BB:K in that span. On the year, he's batting .237 with a .910 OPS, 26 homers, 53 RBI, 61 runs scored, 10 doubles and one stolen base over 81 contests.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Blasts solo homer
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Murakami went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts during an 8-2 loss to Cleveland on Friday.
Murakami stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth and swatted his 25th long ball of the season. His solo shot tied Colson Montgomery for the most on the club this season. The home run extended his on-base streak to 23 games, dating back to July 10. The 26-year-old has slashed .236/.369/.531 with 25 home runs and 52 RBI in 350 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Belts two-run homer Friday
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Murakami went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Murakami extended the White Sox's lead to 4-1 in the third inning with a two-run homer off Nick Martinez, and the slugger came around to score in the sixth on a deep ball from Colson Montgomery. The long ball was the 24th of the season for Murakami and extended his on-base streak to 17 games, during which he has gone 16-for-62 with four home runs, 10 RBI, five doubles and 16 runs scored.
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White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Tallies 23rd homer
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Murakami went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored Wednesday against the Yankees.
Murakami delivered a clutch home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at 4-4. He also scored a game-tying run in the 11th frame. After starting slowly following his return from the injured list in mid-July, Murakami is now in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 8-for-24 with three home runs, seven RBI and eight runs scored.
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