Murakami homers twice, White Sox beat Cubs 8-3

Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday night.

Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery and Andrew Benintendi also connected as the White Sox improved to 6-2 on a nine-game homestand. Davis Martin (6-1) struck out seven while pitching six innings of one-run ball.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya homered for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Jameson Taillon (2-3) surrendered a career-high five homers in five-plus innings.

Colin Rea (4-2, 4.68 ERA) starts for the Cubs on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Erick Fedde (0-4, 3.77) pitches for the White Sox in the finale of the weekend series.


(AP Photo Paul Beaty)