Murakami’s First-Inning Shot Lifts White Sox Past Tigers, Back Into a First-Place Tie

Munetaka Murakami did in one swing what the Chicago White Sox offense has spent two weeks trying to remember how to do. His three-run homer in the first inning, a 423-foot drive to center on the first pitch he saw from Framber Valdez, accounted for every Chicago run in a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Thursday night at Rate Field.

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