Korey Lee hit a go-ahead two-run single during a four-run ninth inning, helping the Chicago White Sox break a four-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi walked back-to-back off Erik Miller (3-4) with one out in the ninth. After Andrew Vaughn reached on an infield single, Miller struck out Gavin Sheets.
Lee then singled on a 2-2 fastball from Spencer Bivens, putting the White Sox ahead 4-2. Lenyn Sosa added a two-run single to seal the win.
“I knew they were going to be aggressive to me,” Lee said. “Staying through the middle is the name of the game in that at-bat. Every win is fantastic, but something like this is even better. We continued to fight. We weren’t out of the game ever.”
Robert and Sheets each had two hits, and Vaughn added two RBIs as the White Sox, who have the worst record in the MLB, won just their third game in nine tries.
Rookie Fraser Ellard (1-1) retired three batters to earn his first major league win. John Brebbia, the last of five Chicago pitchers, worked the ninth inning to finish off a 2-4 road trip.
“I just like the way guys are playing,” White Sox manager Grady Sizemore said. “It’s tough when you’re having a rough season and things aren’t going your way.
To see these guys keep competing and not just fold and give in, they’re showing a lot of fight, they’re showing a lot of heart.”
Mark Canha had two hits for the Giants (65-64), who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Giants starter Logan Webb, who has been ill for the past week, struck out six in eight innings. The All-Star pitcher, who had a 0.61 ERA over his previous four starts, recorded 15 swing-and-misses and allowed five hits and two runs.
