Murakami, Montgomery homer in Crosstown Classic

Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery were part of a five-homer White Sox outburst in an 8-3 win over the Cubs on May 16, a game that drove the social-media clips referenced in posts about the weekend’s Crosstown Classic. Murakami hit two home runs and drove in three runs, while Montgomery added a solo homer at Rate Field, according to MLB and the Associated Press. The online posts that circulated this week pointed to those swings as part of broader weekend MLB chatter, but the underlying game was a White Sox victory in the middle game of the annual city rivalry. MLB’s game coverage said Murakami’s first homer ended a 30-plate-appearance drought, and his second gave him 17 on the season. ### Which game were those clips from? The May 16 game at Rate Field was the clearest match for the Murakami and Montgomery home-run references. The White Sox beat the Cubs 8-3 that night, evening the Crosstown Classic at one game apiece, according to AP and White Sox game coverage. A social post cited in the source material described weekend MLB signals and specifically mentioned Murakami and Montgomery homers in the Crosstown Classic. (mlb.com) The Crosstown Classic is the regular-season rivalry series between Chicago’s two MLB clubs, the Cubs and the White Sox. In this case, the clips were not standalone events; they were excerpts from a rivalry game that featured repeated White Sox power against Cubs pitching. ### What did Murakami do in that White Sox win? Murakami hit two home runs on May 16, including his 16th and 17th of the season, in the White Sox’s 8-3 win over the Cubs. (apnews.com) MLB said his first homer snapped a homerless stretch of 30 plate appearances, and AP said he finished with three RBIs. The 26-year-old first baseman had already been one of the White Sox’s most productive hitters earlier in the season. (apnews.com) ESPN’s player page listed him among the club’s active leaders in power production, and earlier MLB coverage documented a stretch in April when he homered in five straight games. ### Where did Montgomery fit into the sequence? Montgomery homered in the same game, giving the White Sox back-to-back power in the middle innings. (mlb.com) MLB-related recap coverage said Murakami and Montgomery both went deep off Cubs starter Jameson Taillon in the third inning, extending Chicago’s lead after Miguel Vargas had already homered in the first. (espn.com) Yahoo Sports described Montgomery’s shot as a first-inning homer in a separate Crosstown Classic item, but multiple game recaps tied the better-known May 16 clips to the White Sox’s five-homer win, when Montgomery added a solo homer as part of that outburst. ABC57’s recap said his drive measured 442 feet. ### Why were those home runs showing up on X days later? (bvmsports.com) X posts and roundup accounts often recirculate rivalry highlights after the game, especially when they include recognizable names, home runs and local-reaction clips. The social briefing for this story pointed to posts that bundled the Murakami and Montgomery swings with score updates, fan reaction and tags to team or beat-writer accounts. The May 16 game also lent itself to short highlight clips because the White Sox hit five home runs and because Murakami’s two-homer night gave the posts a simple hook. (sports.yahoo.com) MLB and AP both framed the game around the White Sox’s power display rather than a close late-inning finish. ### What comes next after that rivalry weekend? The White Sox moved on from the Crosstown Classic to their next series on the 2026 schedule, and ESPN’s team and player pages list upcoming games and updated season totals for Murakami and Montgomery. Murakami entered the following week with 17 home runs after the Cubs game, while Montgomery’s season total continued to climb with the added solo shot. (espn.com) (apnews.com)