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05/09 21:11 CDT Miguel Vargas homers twice as the White Sox beat Luis Castillo
and the Mariners 6-1
Miguel Vargas homers twice as the White Sox beat Luis Castillo and the Mariners
6-1
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Miguel Vargas homered twice and drove in three runs, and the
Chicago White Sox beat Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Saturday
night.
Colson Montgomery also went deep for Chicago, which had lost three straight and
four of five overall. Anthony Kay (2-1) pitched five innings of one-run ball.
The White Sox improved to 18-21 on the season. They were 11-28 after 39 games
last year.
Julio Rodrguez had two of Seattle's four hits. The Mariners had won three of
four, including a 12-8 victory in the series opener on Friday night.
Castillo (0-4) surrendered four runs and five hits in four innings in his third
consecutive loss. The right-hander struck out six and walked none.
It was Castillo's first loss in five career starts against the White Sox. He
was 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA against the South Siders coming into the night,
allowing five earned runs in 26 1/3 innings.
Montgomery drove Castillo's 1-2 fastball deep to right for a two-run drive with
two out in the first. Montgomery's 10th homer extended his on-base streak to a
career-best 21 straight games.
Vargas hit a two-run shot off Castillo in the third and a solo drive off
left-hander Josh Simpson in the fifth. He has nine homers this season after he
set a career high with 16 last year.
It was Vargas' second career multihomer game. He also went deep twice against
the Chicago Cubs last May 16.
Rob Refsnyder hit a sacrifice fly for Seattle in the fifth. The Mariners had a
chance to rally in the eighth, but Randy Arozarena struck out swinging with
runners on the corners for the final out of the inning.
Up next Logan Gilbert (2-3, 4.30 ERA) starts for Seattle on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Davis Martin (5-1, 1.64) pitches for Chicago in the series finale. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Up next Logan Gilbert (2-3, 4.30 ERA) starts for Seattle on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Davis Martin (5-1, 1.64) pitches for Chicago in the series finale. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
