The White Sox turned Rate Field into a launching pad, connecting for five home runs in an 8-3 victory over the Cubs that was decided by the third inning.
Munetaka Murakami went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI, carrying a .236 average with 17 homers and 32 RBI this season. Miguel Vargas delivered the knockout blow in the first inning with a three-run homer to left center, finishing 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Vargas homered to left center in the first inning, scoring Antonacci and Murakami for a 3-0 lead. Murakami homered to center in the third, then Colson Montgomery followed with a 442-foot blast to right field that survived an umpire review. Murakami struck again in the fifth with a two-run homer to center, scoring Antonacci.
Davis Martin earned the victory with six innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits while striking out seven without issuing a walk. His ERA: 1.61. Jameson Taillon absorbed the loss, surrendering eight runs on eight hits over five innings with his ERA at 4.97.
The Cubs managed late consolation runs on solo homers by Miguel Amaya in the sixth and Pete Crow-Armstrong's two-run shot in the ninth. Chicago improved to 22-22 after snapping a one-game losing streak, while the Cubs fell to 29-16 despite entering on a two-game winning streak.