White Sox lose series opener to Blue Jays
Mike Tauchman had three hits and two RBIs for the last-place White Sox, who won two of three at Toronto last month.
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Mike Tauchman had three hits and two RBIs for the last-place White Sox, who won two of three at Toronto last month.
Lenyn Sosa's homer and 4 RBIs lead White Sox to 10-3 win over Rockies
The White Sox announced that Jenks passed away on Friday in Portugal, where his family had moved to be closer to his wife's family.
White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery had a memorable big league debut after being called up from Triple-A Charlotte.
Jonathan Cannon and five relievers combined to strike out 11. Tyler Gilbert (2-1) struck out two in an inning for the win.
Chicago evened the series 1-1 and is 19-11 all-time against San Francisco.
The White Sox came into the game as the worst team in the majors with men in scoring position and stayed that way on Friday night.
Andrew Benintendi added a solo shot and rookie catcher Kyle Teel had three hits with an RBI and two runs scored to help last-place Chicago avoid a sweep.
The White Sox have now lost 11 of their last 13.
The Sox still lost a game that saw the Diamondbacks lose Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor to injuries.
Meidroth was thrown right into the deep end of the pool upon being traded to the Sox in December.
Vargas had two hits and drove in a pair as the White Sox won a series for the first time since taking two of three against Kansas City from June 6-8.
The last-place White Sox finished with two hits in their ninth loss in 10 games. They dropped to 8-32 on the road this year.
Willson Contreras, who homered and drove in three runs to help St. Louis rally for a 5-4 win in the opener, had a two-out two-run double in the fourth for a 6-1 lead.
St. Louis handed Sox rookie starter Shane Smith (3-4) his worst defeat.
