TORONTO – Luis Robert shook off a two-run homer, Carlos Rodon won on his return after remaining on the injured list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Tiles 10-7 on Thursday.
Cuban José Abreu, Venezuelan César Hernández and Dominican Eloy Jiménez hit solo home runs for Chicago, which shared victories in the four-match series.
Round (10-5) accepted two runs — five hits in five innings. Placed on the list of active players before the match, the pitcher has not worked since August 7, due to a shoulder disease.
Tim Anderson connected on three hits and pushed two runs, while Dominican Leury Garcia boosted a couple of runs and scored twice for the White Sox, who barely preserved the lead after placing it up for 9-2.
Marcus Semien fired two volleys around Toronto, one solo against Rodon in the first inning and another two-runer against Michael Kopech in the sixth, when the Tiles came close with a five-annotation cluster.
The defeat was for leftist Hyun Jin Ryu (12-7).
For the White Sox, the Cubans Luis Robert 5-1 with one scored and two driven, Abreu 5-1 with one scored and one produced. The Dominicans Jiménez of 5-1 with a written down one and a tow, Garci’a of 3-2 with two written down and two impelled. The Venezuelan Hernández 4-2 with two goals and one push.
For the Tiles, Dominicans Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 5-2, Teoscar Hernández 5-1, Santiago Espinal 3-0 with a score. Mexican Alejandro Kirk 3-1 with a score. The Cuban Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of 1-0.