White Sox get homers from Romo, Meidroth in 5‑0 win
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Drew Romo and Chase Meidroth each homered and drove in two runs, and Luis Castillo tossed seven shutout innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Castillo (4-9) allowed one hit and struck out 10 over seven innings. Hagen Smith and Huascar Brazobán each pitched a scoreless inning to complete the shutout. The White Sox outhit the Reds 11-2.
Romo opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third. Meidroth added a two-run shot in the sixth. Romo then singled in the eighth to drive in another run, making it 4-0. The White Sox added the final run later in the inning.
Rhett Lowder (4-8) took the loss, allowing two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Reds managed only two hits. Chicago improved to 62-57, while Cincinnati fell to 57-62. The game drew an announced attendance of 24,099 and lasted 2:22.