CHICAGO -- Tyler Saladino held out his arms as the Chicago White Sox poured out of the dugout to mob him near second base.
The Chicago Cubs definitely could have used Aroldis Chapman on Monday night.
Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single, and the White Sox put a damper on the Cubs' trade for Chapman with a 5-4 victory.
"It was a lot of fun, a lot of energy there and it felt really good to get that done for the guys," Saladino said.
J.B. Shuck sparked the winning rally with a leadoff single against Mike Montgomery (3-5), who was acquired in a deal with Seattle last Wednesday. Shuck advanced on Dioner Navarro's sacrifice and Saladino followed with a bouncer into center field.
Dan Jennings (4-2) got two outs for the victory. Coupled with two late victories against Detroit on Sunday, it was the first time since August 1962 that the White Sox had won three consecutive games in their last at-bat, according to STATS LLC.
"We've been all over the place," White Sox Manager Robin Ventura said. "These guys are resilient. They fight back, they come every day to play hard. You need some stuff to go your way and I think tonight was one of those."
The Cubs trailed 4-2 before Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo each hit an RBI single in the ninth. They had runners on first and second with two out when Jennings struck out Jason Heyward to escape the threat.
Javier Baez hit a two-run home run for the Cubs, who were coming off a nice weekend series in Milwaukee.
Todd Frazier hit a three-run drive off Jake Arrieta and Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball, helping the White Sox improve to 5-5 in interleague play. Melky Cabrera made an outstanding leaping catch in the first, robbing Kris Bryant of a home run.
"It wasn't a really hard fly ball, it was more high and I tracked the ball perfectly," Cabrera said.
Moments after he lost his bat into the stands in the sixth, Frazier drove the next pitch from Arrieta over the wall in center for his 29th home run. He also connected against Arrieta last year, when the ace right-hander allowed just 10 home runs all year long on his way to the NL Cy Young Award.
"Just need to execute better there," Arrieta said.
The NL Central-leading Cubs had won seven of 10 after a midseason slide, and they bolstered their already solid bullpen with the acquisition of the hard-throwing Chapman in a trade with the Yankees on Monday. The left-hander is expected to join the Cubs for today's game against the White Sox.
BLUE JAYS 4, PADRES 2 Aaron Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings to win his 10th consecutive decision, Kevin Pillar had three hits and host Toronto beat San Diego.
ORIOLES 3, ROCKIES 2 (10) Adam Jones scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a low throw to the plate by pitcher Jordan Lyles, and host Baltimore won its fifth consecutive.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 0 Jeremy Hellickson dominated Miami for a second consecutive start, throwing six innings of one-hit ball for visiting Philadelphia. Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounded out in his only at-bat -- a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth -- to remain at 2,996 career hits.
BREWERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Martin Maldonado hit a three-run home run and host Milwaukee went deep four times, spoiling the major league debut of Arizona pitching prospect Braden Shipley. Scooter Gennett, Jonathan Villar and pinch-hitter Andy Wilkins (Arkansas Razorbacks) also connected for the Brewers.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TIGERS 4, RED SOX 2 Jose Iglesias hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, Justin Verlander pitched six solid innings and visiting Detroit spoiled Drew Pomeranz's second start with Boston. Verlander (10-6) allowed 1 run and 5 hits and struck out 5 to pick up the victory. Detroit pulled within 5 1/2 games of idle AL Central-leading Cleveland.
RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 6 Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, a two-run shot that rallied host Texas past Oakland for its third consecutive victory.
YANKEES 2, ASTROS 1 Austin Romine hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning for visiting New York to make a winner of Michael Pineda. Pineda (5-9) pitched seven strong innings to beat Dallas Keuchel (Razorbacks).
ANGELS 6, ROYALS 2 Albert Pujols drove in four runs and Hector Santiago won his fifth consecutive start for visiting Los Angeles.
Sports on 07/26/2016