Baseball: Murakami becomes 1st Japanese player with 30 HRs in debut MLB yr

CHICAGO - Munetaka Murakami became the first Japanese player to hit 30 home runs in his debut MLB season Saturday as the Chicago White Sox lost 6-4 against the Minnesota Twins.

A two-run shot in the first inning at Rate Field saw the former Yakult Swallows slugger join Hideki Matsui, Shohei Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki in getting 30 homers in an MLB season.