Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery HRs fuel Chicago White Sox to 2nd straight win over Toronto Blue Jays

“It was always a ...

It didn’t take long for Munetaka Murakami to adjust to his new home park. The first baseman hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning Saturday during a 6-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 18,389 at Rate Field. Colson Montgomery added a solo shot later in the sixth for the Sox, who secured a series win against last year’s American League champions.

“It was always a dream for me to play here and then hit in front of the crowd here at Rate Field,” Murakami said through an interpreter. “To get that one out is really pleasant. ” Murakami has four home runs in eight games after signing a two-year deal with the Sox in the offseason.

The home run Saturday was the first at Rate Field for the two-time Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese Central League Most Valuable Player. “He’s built for this,” manager Will Venable said. “He’s been everything that we imagined as far as his impact in the clubhouse, who he is as a person, his play on the field defensively as well as the power and plate discipline.