Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Final
Recap
After emerging as one of the American League's surprise playoff contenders in the first half, it didn’t take long for the White Sox to pick up right where they left off as they made their return from the All-Star break on Friday. Tasked with opening its second half north of the border, Chicago silenced a packed Rogers Centre early, springing for five second-inning runs against the Blue Jays and starter Spencer Miles that sparked a convincing 12-4 win. “Slugging and scoring runs is a big part of our identity,” White Sox manager Will Venable said postgame of the quick start. “So to come out and do that, \[it\
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteTOR -132 · 55% to win
UpsetRun LineTOR -1.5
CHW coveredTotalO/U 8.5 · 16 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
12Hits7
1Home runs3
3Walks4
8Strikeouts9
1Stolen bases0
175Pitches thrown158
9Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal GrichukPH-DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam AntonacciLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan PetersCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Meidroth2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Braden MontgomeryRF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colson MontgomerySS-3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luisangel AcunaPR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TeelC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony KayP | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Seranthony DominguezP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor RichardsP | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler SchweitzerP | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
