MLB roundup: White Sox hit 4 HRs in 12-5 win over Cubs

Rookie Edgar Quero had his first four-hit game, rookie Chase Meidroth homered among his three hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat Shota Imanaga and the crosstown Cubs, 12-5, at Rate Field on Friday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Colson Montgomery, Austin Slater and Mike Tauchman also went deep as the White Sox set season highs in runs and hits (18).

Miguel Vargas also had three hits and Lenyn Sosa drove in three runs.

Adrian Houser (6-2) pitched 6 2/3 innings of five-hit ball as the White Sox handed the Cubs their fourth loss in five games..

Reese McGuires three-run homer off Houser with two outs in the seventh finally put the Cubs on the board after trailing 11-0.

The last-place White Sox gained a measure of revenge against the contending Cubs, who swept a three-game series at Wrigley Field in May while outscoring them 26-8.

The Cubs remained one game behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.

Imanaga (7-4) exited after the first two White Sox batters hit safely in the fourth to give the South Siders a 6-0 lead with 12 hits against him.

The left-hander from Japan was charged with seven runs, and his outing matched his shortest in two years in the majors.

Houser retired the first eight Cubs batters en route to winning his fourth straight decision.

Rockies 6, Orioles 5 Ezequiel Tovar hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the eighth inning, and Colorado beat Baltimore Orioles night to improve to 5-2 since the All-Star break.

Phillies 12, Yankees 5 Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of two-run homers and J.T.

Realmuto followed the Yankees ninth error in four games with a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run seventh inning, lifting Philadelphia over New York.

Dodgers 5, Red Sox 2 At Boston: Shohei Ohtani did not homer -- for the first time in a week but Teoscar Hernandez did as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Boston.

Reds 7, Rays 2 At Cincinnatti: Tyler Stephenson homered and drove in three runs and Nick Martinez struck out five in five innings as Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay.

Twins 1, Nationals 0 At Minneapolis: Zebby Matthews pitched a two-hitter over six scoreless innings in the best start of his career and Minnesota started a pivotal homestand with a victory over a wild MacKenzie Gore and Washington.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cardinals 3, Padres 0 At St.

Louis: Masyn Winn drove in two runs, Willson Contreras had two hits and scored twice and St.

Louis beat San Diego.

Miles Mikolas (6-7) pitched into the sixth inning, allowing seven hits but no runs to pick up just his second win since May 23.

Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth for his 21st save.

Padres starter Nick Pivetta (10-3) sustained his first loss since May 11.

The 32-year-old, who in his first year in San Diego and having a career year, gave up three runs on three hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Marlins 5, Brewers 1 At Milwaukee: All-Star Kyle Stowers hit his 23rd homer and Otto Lopez capped off a three-hit day with a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning to lead Miami to a victory over Milwaukee.

Lopezs double against Rick Mears cleared the bases, although he only got credit for two RBIs because the third run scored on a fielding error by center fielder Blake Perkins.

Aaron Ashby (1-1), who allowed the leadoff batter to reach on an infield single, took the loss.

Jackson Chourio hit his 17th homer for the Brewers, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 18 games.

Hes batting .367 (26 for 71) with four homers and 16 RBIs over that stretch.

Diamondbacks 1, Pirates 0 (11 innings) At Pittsburgh: Ryne Nelson and two relievers combined for a one-hitter, Eugenio Suarez had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and Arizona beat Pittsburgh.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2 At Detroit: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

doubled twice and scored a pair of runs as Toronto defeated slumping Detroit.

The American League-leading Blue Jays are 7-1 since the All-Star break, while the Tigers have lost five straight and 11 of 12..

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