Yoan Moncada and Carlos Perez each homered for
Chicago (61-99).
Five relievers helped preserve the lead for Martinez (6-4), who
earned his first win since Aug. 5. Martinez allowed two hits and
walked two before giving way to the bullpen.
Padres closer Josh Hader allowed a solo homer in the ninth but
regrouped to earn his 33rd save.
White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (7-9) took the loss despite
allowing one run on four hits in five innings. He walked two and
struck out seven.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the fifth inning,
when the Padres grabbed a 1-0 lead on a series of White Sox
miscues.
Cease struck out Matthew Batten on a wild pitch, and Batten made
it to second base as catcher Korey Lee chased after the ball.
Moments later, Cease threw another wild pitch that allowed
Batten to advance to third base.
Bogaerts hit a line-drive sacrifice fly to right field to drive
in Batten.
San Diego tacked on two more runs in the sixth to increase its
lead to 3-0. Brett Sullivan and Batten drew back-to-back,
two-out walks, and Grisham drove in both of them with a double
to center field.
The White Sox had a prime scoring opportunity in the seventh.
They loaded the bases with one out, but Tim Anderson flied out
to right field and Andrew Benintendi grounded out to first.
Moncada finally put Chicago on the scoreboard with a solo blast
in the eighth. The 415-foot shot to right-center field marked
his 11th homer of the season.
Perez followed with a solo homer in the ninth to cut Chicago's
deficit to 3-2. It marked the first career home run for the
27-year-old Perez.
--Field Level Media
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