Murakami’s 5-game HR streak makes all kinds of history

PHOENIX – Munetaka Murakami tied the White Sox franchise record with a home run in his fifth straight game, crushing a first-pitch offering from Arizona’s Ryan Thompson with nobody out in the seventh inning to score Miguel Vargas at Chase Field on Wednesday night. Vargas had walked before Murakami connected on the 451-foot blast, cutting the deficit to 10-7, marking the longest White Sox home run of the season, according to Stacast. Get a Miguel Vargas Bobblehead on Friday! (First 10K fans) Murakami joins A.J. Pierzynski (2012), Paul Konerko (2011), Carlos Lee (2003), Frank Thomas (twice in 1994), Ron Kittle...