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05/04 23:16 CDT Murakami slugs 14th homer, Martin goes 7 strong innings as the
White Sox beat Angels 6-0
Murakami slugs 14th homer, Martin goes 7 strong innings as the White Sox beat
Angels 6-0
By MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Munetaka Murakami hit his 14th homer and Miguel Vargas
also went deep as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 Monday
night.
Murakami's two-run blast in the fourth inning kept the Japanese rookie tied
with New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for the major league lead in home
runs. Murakami also hit his first double of the season in the sixth, singled
and scored in the eighth, finishing 3 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
Davis Martin allowed five hits in seven shutout innings, with 10 strikeouts and
no walks. He improved to 5-1 and lowered his ERA to 1.64. The right-hander
escaped his only jam in the seventh, getting Josh Lowe to fly to deep center
with runners on first and third.
Andrew Benintendi added four hits --- all singles --- and an RBI for the White
Sox, who have won six of their last seven games.
Nolan Schanuel and Travis d'Arnaud had two hits apiece for the Angels, who have
lost 13 of 15.
Angels starter Jose Soriano (5-2) looked nothing like the ace who went 5-1 with
an 0.84 ERA in his first seven starts and became the first Angel to win AL
pitcher-of-the-month honors since Matt Shoemaker in August 2014.
Soriano, slowed by neck stiffness in his previous start, gave up a season-high
five runs and eight hits in four innings, striking out five, walking three and
needing 88 pitches to record 12 outs. The right-hander looked out of whack
mechanically in the first, throwing nine of his first 11 pitches for balls and
walking two. RBI singles by Chase Meidroth and Benintendi gave Chicago a 2-0
lead.
Soriano escaped two-on, two-out jams in the second and third innings before
being tagged for three runs in the fourth. Murakami followed Sam Antonacci's
single by clubbing an up-and-away 98 mph fastball an estimated 429 feet to
center for a two-run homer. Vargas followed with a solo shot to right-center to
make it 5-0.
Up next
RHP Erick Fedde (0-3, 3.24 ERA) will start for the White Sox on Tuesday night.
LHP Sam Aldegheri (1-0, 5.40 ERA) is expected to start for the Angels.
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