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Munetaka Murakami Homers and White Sox Go Deep 4 Times to Back Noah Schultz in 7-4 Win over A's

On Sunday, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Athletics 7-4 in West Sacramento, Calif., with rookie Noah Schultz earning his first major league win.
Rookie Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas led the Chicago offense by hitting two of the team's four home runs off Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs.
Springs surrendered seven runs on nine hits over five innings, while Murakami hit a 425-foot shot to right field in the fifth inning.
Despite a seventh-inning rally where Zach Gelof hit a two-run double, the Athletics fell short; Chicago reliever Seranthony Dominguez secured the win with his fourth save.
Murakami has now hit more home runs than any Japanese-born player through his first 22 games. White Sox RHP Sean Burke starts Tuesday against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

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