CHICAGO (Interstat) — Munetaka Murakami hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Davis Martin struck out seven over six innings, allowing one earned run and five hits to improve to 6-1. Miguel Vargas added a three-run homer in the first inning. Andrew Benintendi and Colson Montgomery also homered for the White Sox. Both teams finished with eight hits. The Cubs scored on solo shots by Miguel Amaya in the sixth and Pete Crow-Armstrong’s two-run homer in the ninth. Jameson Taillon took the loss, falling to 2-3. Attendance was 38,795. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes. The White Sox improved to 23-22, while the Cubs dropped to 29-17. The teams conclude the series Sunday.