DENVER — Lenyn Sosa capped Chicago’s seven-run eighth inning with a three-run homer, and the White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Sunday to keep away from a sweep.
The White Sox used a 14-hit assault to enhance to 6-11 in August. Andrew Vaughn had three hits, together with his sixteenth homer. Andrew Benintendi additionally completed with three hits and scored two runs.
“It was great to see our guys come back and not stop playing,” supervisor Pedro Grifol mentioned. “We were down 5-2 and it was good to see these guys put together some really good at-bats.”
After Dylan Cease struggled, Bryan Shaw, Aaron Bummer (4-2) and Gregory Santos mixed for 4 1/3 innings of one-hit aid.
Charlie Blackmon homered and tripled for Colorado, which outscored Chicago 25-6 in successful the primary two video games of the weekend set.
Trailing 5-3 after seven, Chicago loaded the bases with no outs on singles by Benintendi and Vaughn and a stroll to Luis Robert Jr. Yoán Moncada then hit a tying two-run double.
PHOTOS: Lenyn Sosa hits 3-run homer as Chicago White Sox rally previous Colorado Rockies 10-5
After pinch-hitter Carlos Pérez popped out and Yasmani Grandal was walked deliberately, Oscar Colás made it 7-5 with a two-run double towards Justin Bruihl. Sosa related for his second homer towards Justin Lawrence.
“I was fortunate enough Pedro gave me a chance to be the hero of the game,” Colás mentioned via an interpreter. “Lefty against lefty is always difficult but I was sitting on one pitch – the slider. He threw me the slider and I was able to hit the ball hard and fortunate to come through.”
Colorado wasted a strong efficiency by Chris Flexen, who pitched six efficient innings in his finest efficiency since he was claimed off waivers final month. He permitted two runs, one earned, and 7 hits.
“These guys have welcomed me from the beginning – the coaching staff, everybody,” Flexen mentioned. “So that transition has been pretty easy.”
Flexen was in place to get the win earlier than Chicago rallied within the eighth towards Matt Koch (2-1).
Blackmon, who missed 53 video games after breaking his proper hand June 10 in Kansas City, got here off the injured listing Monday. He went deep within the third for Colorado’s first hit towards Cease. He additionally hit a leadoff triple within the fifth, sparking a three-run inning.
“Charlie’s been a catalyst for us,” supervisor Bud Black mentioned. “Another homer today, a triple. He’s been good since he’s been back, not surprising. Charlie’s a ballplayer.”
WORTH NOTING
Plate umpire Clint Vondrak ejected White Sox shortstop Elvis Andrus within the prime of the sixth inning with Robert main off.
“It was just balls and strikes,” Grifol mentioned.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: RHP Tyler Kinley was positioned on the 15-day injured listing, retroactive to Thursday, with proper elbow irritation. RHP Tommy Doyle was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. Kinley returned Aug. 1 after lacking a yr whereas recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure. “It’s a little bit of extra inflammation, didn’t recover as well as we would have liked, so we decided, let’s get ahead of this,” Kinley mentioned.
White Sox: OF Eloy Jiménez is feasible to return when Chicago opens a seven-game homestand on Monday night time. Jiménez left Wednesday’s recreation on the Cubs with groin tightness and was positioned on the paternity listing previous to the sequence in Colorado.
UP NEXT
White Sox: RHP Touki Toussaint (1-4, 4.44 ERA) will open a three-game sequence towards the Seattle Mariners on Monday night time.
Rockies: LHP Ty Blach (1-1, 4.14 ERA) will begin within the first of three video games at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night time.
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