SEATTLE – José Abreu hit a grand slam to the second amphitheater for his 200th career homer, Luis Robert and Zack Collins knocked it out of the park for the first time this season and the Chicago White Sox beat the Mariners 10-4 on Tuesday night. from Seattle.
The Mariners’ fateful night began when their starter, James Paxton, left the game after 24 throws with a left elbow injury and continued with a barrage of long balls from the White Sox.
Cuban Robert broke the tie at 3-3 with a two-run homer off Nick Margevicius in the fifth inning. Collins had passed Chicago by hosting Margevicius (0-1), who took the loss with a three-run homer in the second after replacing Paxton on the mound.
Cuban Abreu also closed the evening with the fourth grand slam of his career, the second so far this year, with two outs in the eighth against Keynan Middleton.
Chicago-starter Lucas Giolito (1-0) was dominant early on, hesitated for an inning and left the mound after 5 1/3 innings due to the high number of pitchers. Giolito blew up five batters in a row and closed with 10 strikeouts. He struggled in the third inning and gave up three Seattle-runs on four hits, but then rallied and retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced and left after 96 pitches.
For the White Sox, Cubans were Luis Robert 4-2, with two runs scored and two RBI’s; José Abreu 4-1, with one scored and five produced; Yoan Moncada 3-0, with one scored. The Dominicans Yermín Mercedes 5-1; Leury Garcia 5-0.
For the Mariners, the Dominican José Marmolejos is 1-0. Venezuelan Luis Torrens 4-1.