Murakami’s 11th HR, Domínguez’s 6th save lead White Sox to 5-4 win over the Nationals

Munetaka Murakami hit his 11th home run of the season, helping the Chicago White Sox secure a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals. Murakami’s impressive 415-foot homer in the fourth inning tied him with Houston’s Yordan Alvarez for the MLB lead. The White Sox have now won four of their last five games. In the ninth inning, reliever Seranthony Domínguez struck out two batters, including James Wood, to earn his sixth save. The Nationals initially led with a sacrifice fly by Luis García Jr. and added two more runs in the fifth. However, the White Sox took the lead in the seventh with RBI singles from Colson Montgomery and Tristan Peters. The Nationals’ Riley Cornelio made his MLB debut, allowing earned runs and walking four batters. The teams will face off again with Jake Irvin pitching for the Nationals against Chicago’s Noah Schultz. QUESTION: How might Munetaka Murakami’s performance influence the White Sox’s chances in the playoffs?