Padres rally past White Sox 4‑3 on Bogaerts’ go-ahead single
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Xander Bogaerts drove in the go-ahead run with a ground-ball single in the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday evening at PETCO Park.
Derek Hill tied the game with a two-run homer in the seventh for Chicago, but the Padres answered in the bottom of the eighth. Ramón Laureano walked, stole second and moved to third on Jackson Merrill’s single. After Merrill stole second, Bogaerts’ grounder to third brought in Laureano.
Miguel Andujar and Manny Machado hit solo homers in a three-run fourth that erased an early 1-0 deficit. Drew Romo homered in the third for the White Sox.
Griffin Canning pitched five innings of three-hit ball for San Diego, striking out seven. Anthony Kay allowed two runs over five for Chicago. Jason Adam earned the win, and Mason Miller recorded his 11th save.
The Padres snapped a four-game skid and improved to 20-13, while the White Sox fell to 16-18. Attendance was 40,171, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.