Elvis Andrus homered and collected three of the
White Sox's four hits.
Andrus gave Chicago the lead when he went deep on the first
pitch of the game, his fourth home run of the season, but
Colorado responded with five runs in the bottom of the first to
begin the blowout.
Colorado starter Peter Lambert settled in after the rough
beginning. The right-hander gave up singles to Andrus in the
third and sixth innings, but the runner was erased on a double
play both times, and Andrew Vaughn singled in the fourth.
Lambert (3-4) allowed one run on four hits and one walk while
striking out five in a season-high seven innings.
The Rockies' offense gave Lambert plenty of support. Charlie
Blackmon led off the bottom of the first against White Sox
starter Michael Kopech with a walk, and Tovar followed with his
14th home run.
McMahon walked, moved to third on a double by Rodgers and scored
on a groundout by Nolan Jones. Diaz then lined a ball into the
seats in left to cap the five-run inning, his 12th of the
season.
The Rockies padded their lead in the fourth. Jurickson Profar
led off with a double and scored on Blackmon's two-out single.
Tovar walked, and McMahon homered to left-center field to finish
off another big inning.
It was McMahon's 21st home run of the season.
Kopech (5-11) gave up nine runs on six hits and four walks while
striking out one in four innings.
Colorado added three runs in the sixth inning off reliever Brent
Honeywell. Tovar singled with one out and advanced to second on
McMahon's walk. Rodgers tripled to right to drive in both
runners, and he scored on a single by Jones to make it 12-1.
Tovar added an RBI groundout in the seventh, and Elehuris
Montero had a pinch-hit, RBI double in the eighth.
The Rockies had lost seven of their previous eight games, while
the White Sox took their fifth loss in six games.
--Field Level Media
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