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Jose Abreu added two doubles and two RBIs for
the White Sox, who won the rubber match of the three-game
series. Chicago finished its seven-game homestand with a 5-2
record.
Marcus Semien and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had one RBI apiece to lead
the Blue Jays at the plate. Toronto lost for the fourth time in
its past six games.
Keuchel (5-1) gave up two runs on six hits and two walks in six
innings. He threw 65 of 104 pitches for strikes.
Blue Jays starter Hyun Jin Ryu (5-4) gave up three runs on five
hits in six innings. He walked one and fanned three.
White Sox closer Liam Hendriks pitched a scoreless ninth inning
to earn his American League-leading 16th save.
The White Sox seized a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
Abreu hit a two-out double to drive in Yermin Mercedes from
second base, and Grandal clubbed a two-run shot in the next
at-bat for his 10th homer.
Toronto cut the deficit to 3-1 in the fifth. Joe Panik reached
on an infield single, advanced to second base on another infield
single by Santiago Espinal and scored on Semien's single to
center field.
In the sixth, Toronto pulled within 3-2. Gurriel hit an RBI
single to drive in Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
A solo shot by Engel in the seventh increased the White Sox's
lead to 4-2. He hit a 95 mph fastball an estimated 414 feet over
the wall in center field for his first home run since Sept. 27,
2020.
Chicago made it 5-2 in the eighth when Abreu doubled down the
left-field line to score Tim Anderson from first.
Before the game, the White Sox announced that second baseman
Nick Madrigal sustained a right hamstring tear one night earlier
while trying to beat out a groundout. The team placed Madrigal
on the 60-day injured list and promoted outfielder Brian Goodwin
from Triple-A Charlotte.
--Field Level Media
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