Harrison Bader, Schmitt power Giants past White Sox

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Harrison Bader hit a grand slam and drove in four runs, Casey Schmitt homered and had three RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park.

The Giants scored three runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Schmitt and a two-run single by Daniel Susac to take a 3-0 lead. The White Sox answered with three runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Drew Romo, a run-scoring forceout by Sam Antonacci and an RBI double by Miguel Vargas.

San Francisco seized control in the bottom of the fifth. Schmitt hit a two-run homer, and Bader followed with a grand slam to center field, making it 9-3. The Giants added a run in the eighth.

Matt Gage (4-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Erick Fedde (0-5) took the loss after allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings.

The Giants, who had lost the series opener Friday, improved to 21-31. The White Sox fell to 26-25. Attendance was 40,172. Time of game was 2:47.