Vargas and Quero each hit a 3-run homer as the White Sox knock off the
Phillies 9-3
[July 31, 2025]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Vargas and Edgar Quero each hit a
three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat
the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Wednesday.
Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel also went deep as last-place Chicago won
the rain-delayed rubber game of the three-game series. Luis Robert Jr.
and Mike Tauchman each had three hits, and Mike Vasil (5-3) pitched four
scoreless innings. |
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner (7), left, can't catch
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. (88) as he steals second during the
sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Erin Hooley) |
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Robert, Tauchman and right-hander Adrian Houser
all could be on the move ahead of Thursday’s MLB trade deadline.
Austin Slater was dealt to the Yankees before the matchup with
the Phillies, and Houser was scratched amid trade talks.
Philadelphia's bullpen struggled on the same day it acquired
hard-throwing reliever Jhoan Duran in a trade with Minnesota.
The Phillies remained a half-game back of the NL East-leading
Mets, who lost 5-0 at San Diego.
The start of the game was delayed for 3 hours, 35 minutes
because of rain.
The White Sox broke it open in the seventh. Lenyn Sosa hit a
tiebreaking RBI single off Max Lazar (1-1), and Vargas made it
6-2 with a drive to left for his 13th homer. Quero tacked on a
two-out shot off Seth Johnson for his third homer.
Brandon Marsh homered for Philadelphia, and Nick Castellanos and
Otto Kemp each hit an RBI single.
Key moment
White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi robbed Bryce Harper of
a potential three-run homer with a leaping grab at the wall for
the final out of the eighth.
Key stat
The White Sox improved to 8-4 since the All-Star break.
Up next
Phillies: LHP Ranger Suárez (8-4, 2.59 ERA) starts on Friday
night in the opener of a three-game series against Detroit. RHP
Jack Flaherty (6-10, 4.51 ERA) goes for the visiting Tigers.
White Sox: Head west for the opener of a three-game set at the
Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
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