Munetaka Murakami homered twice to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. According to ESPN, Murakami's homers increased his season total to 35.
Sean Burke was effective on the mound for Chicago, striking out seven batters while keeping the Rockies off-balance, per Sportsnet. Yahoo Sports reported that Colorado had its best chance slip away in the sixth inning.
ESPN noted that the White Sox remain one game behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central and are playoff-bound.