Paul DeJong went 2-for-4 with a house run and three RBIs, serving to the Chicago White Sox to an 11-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
DeJong’s homer was certainly one of 4 for Chicago, as Lenyn Sosa, Luis Robert Jr. and Korey Lee all homered. The White Sox tied a season-best fourth straight win.
Colorado’s Brendan Rodgers had two hits, together with a solo house run, to provide the Rockies their fifth consecutive hit.
Rodgers hit his fifth house run of the yr within the second inning. He hit the ball to left discipline from Chicago starter Jonathan Cannon to provide Colorado a 1-0 lead.
Nonetheless main 1-0 within the backside of the fourth, Rockies starter Cal Quantrill struck out Robert and Gavin Sheets for his fifth and sixth strikeouts earlier than retiring Andrew Vaughn on a grounder to finish the inning.
Rodgers led off the highest of the fifth with a stroll, adopted by Michael Toglia’s groundout. Nolan Jones then hit a two-run, 363-foot homer to proper discipline, giving Colorado a 3-0 lead.
Chicago’s Nicky Lopez hit a one-out double within the backside of the fifth. Two batters later, Sosa hit his third homer of the season, slicing Chicago’s deficit to 3-2.
Cannon retired the primary two batters within the prime of the sixth earlier than Ezequiel Tovar singled to chase down the Chicago beginning pitcher after 5 2/3 innings of three runs and three hits. He additionally struck out three and walked one. Tanner Banks (2-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in aid.
Robert tied the sport within the backside of the sixth inning with a leadoff homer, his ninth blast of the season. Quantrill then struck out Sheets and hit Vaughn with a pitch earlier than surrendering his third homer of the sport – a two-run shot by DeJong – his fifteenth. Quantrill (6-6) was then retired for Nick Mears after 5 runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. Quantrill struckout eight and walked none.
Jalen Beeks changed Mears for the underside of the eighth. Mears walked Robert and Eloy Jimenez singled earlier than Vaughn gave Chicago a 6-3 lead with an RBI single. DeJong then drove within the seventh Chicago run with one other RBI single.
Riley Pint relieved Beeks. Colorado’s fourth pitcher allowed a three-run house run to Lee, blowing Chicago’s lead. Chicago’s ultimate run got here on Pint’s wild pitch, because the White Sox completed with 11 unanswered runs.
–Discipline degree Media