White Sox score five in fifth inning to beat Tigers
Yoendrys Gómez struck out seven in five innings, and Edgar Quero had three hits and three RBIs.
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Yoendrys Gómez struck out seven in five innings, and Edgar Quero had three hits and three RBIs.
The first baseman's 26th homer with one out in the inning came off reliever Brandon Eisert (2-4) and hit the foul pole in left.
Lenyn Sosa hit a two-run homer, his 14th, in the first and Montgomery followed later in the inning with a solo shot, his ninth.
CJ Kayfus hit his first major league home run and scored twice to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
Michael A. Taylor and Brooks Baldwin each had a solo homer for the White Sox, who lead the majors with 37 home runs since the All-Star break.
The Major League Baseball trade deadline struck at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Cubs were hoping to land a top-notch starting pitcher, but that didn't happen.
Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel also went deep as last-place the Sox won the rain-delayed rubber game of the three-game series.
The White Sox scored three times in the ninth against Daniel Robert.
The last-place White Sox need two more wins to match their total from all of last year.
Nico Hoerner added two hits and a key defensive play as the Cubs won the rubber game in the weekend set.
The Sox (37-66) took two of three games from the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field to complete a 5–1 trip.
The loss was the Sox' first since the All-Star break and snapped a season-high five-game winning streak.
The White Sox have won four consecutive games for the first time since May 8-11, 2024.
CBS News Chicago recently profiled Fauske, the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year. He was coached by Hall of Famer Jim Thome and grew up a Sox fan.
Right fielder Jermaine Dye was the World Series Most Valuable Player in that series. Dye, 51, was back with his teammates to celebrate this weekend.
