Murakami homers for 4th straight game, helping the White Sox beat the
Diamondbacks 11-5
[April 22, 2026]
PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight
game, Sean Burke won for the first time in 17 appearances, and the
Chicago White Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Tuesday night.
Chicago scored four runs in the first inning and hit three consecutive
homers — by Murakami, Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery — in the
second for a 7-0 lead. |
Chicago White Sox' Munetaka Murakami crosses Homeplate after hitting a
solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning of a
baseball game, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick
Scuteri) |
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Montgomery and rookie Sam Antonacci led the White Sox with three
RBIs apiece.
Montgomery began the scoring with a two-run double and he scored
on a triple by Antonacci, who recorded his first RBI in the
majors. Montgomery added a 440-foot shot in the second for his
third straight game with a homer.
Murakami, who went 3 for 5, joined Montgomery, Matt Davidson
(2017), Ron Kittle (1983) and Rich McKinney (1970) as the only
rookies in White Sox history to hit a homer in four straight
games. Murakami’s nine homers, seven coming on the road, are the
most in MLB history by a Japanese-born player in his first 23
career games.
Antonacci’s first MLB home run came in the ninth on an
inside-the-park effort to make it 10-2. The ball appeared to
make contact with the ball boy down the left-field line and
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. gave up on the play, allowing Antonacci to
score. The play was not reviewable.
Burke (1-2) allowed two earned runs and five hits in six innings
for his first win since last season against the Diamondbacks on
June 25. He entered winless in 13 road games since 2025.
Merrill Kelly (1-1) surrendered eight runs in 4 1/3 innings — a
game after starter Ryne Nelson was rocked for eight runs and got
just one out.
Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer in the ninth to extend his
hit streak to a career-best 19 games.
Up next
Chicago continues a six-game, seven-day trip on Wednesday with
LHP Anthony Kay going against Arizona LHP Eduardo Rodriguez.
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