White Sox edge Rockies with 7 runs in eighth

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August 20, 2023;  Denver, Colorado, United States;  Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Vaughn (25) celebrates his solo home run with third baseman Yoan Moncada (10) in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

August 20, 2023; Denver, Colorado, United States; Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Vaughn (25) celebrates his solo home run with third baseman Yoan Moncada (10) in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
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Andrew Vaughn homered among his three hits, Lenyn Sosa went deep in a seven-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox teamed up to beat the colorado rocky mountains 10-5 at Denver on Sunday.

Andrew Benintendi also had three hits, Zach Remillard had two hits and Aaron Bummer (4-2) got the win in relief for Chicago, which snapped a three-game skid and denied Colorado a three-game sweep.

Charlie Blackmon homered and tripled and Michael Toglia and Harold Castro also had two hits for Colorado.

Chris Flexen allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings for the Rocky Mountains, who led 5-3 after the seventh before Chicago rallied against reliever Matt Koch (2-1). Benintendi singled, Luis Robert Jr. walked, and Vaughn singled to load the bases.

Yoan Moncada hit a two-run double to tie it and chase Koch, who gave way to Justin Bruihl. With one out, he intentionally walked Yasmani Grandal, then Oscar Colas made it 7-5 with a two-run double and Sosa hit a three-run homer off Justin Lawrence to cap the inning.

He white sock he took a 2–0 lead on Vaughn’s 16th home run in the second and catcher Austin Wynns’ throwing error in the third.

Blackmon hit a home run, his seventh, off starter Dylan Cease in the bottom of the third, and Colorado tied the fourth on Toglia’s RBI single.

He Rocky Mountains he took the lead in the fifth. Blackmon led off with a line drive to the right-field corner and scrambled for a triple. Ezequiel Tovar singled to left field and was tagged out trying to stretch it to a double.

Ryan McMahon singled, Nolan Jones walked, and both advanced on a wild pitch. Castro drove both home with a single to make it 5-2 and end Cease’s day.

Cese (5-7) allowed five runs and eight hits while striking out six in 4 2/3 innings.

Chicago got a run back in the seventh on Remillard’s RBI double.

white sock Shortstop Elvis Andrus was ejected in the top of the sixth inning by home plate umpire Clint Vondrak for yelling from the dugout.

—Field level media

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