White Sox 6-1 Mariners (May 9, 2026) Game Recap

CHICAGO — — Miguel Vargas homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Saturday night time.

Colson Montgomery additionally went deep for Chicagowhich had misplaced three straight and 4 of 5 total. Anthony Kay (2-1) pitched 5 innings of one-run ball.

The White Sox improved to 18-21 on the season. They had been 11-28 after 39 video games final 12 months.

Julio Rodríguez had two of Seattle’s 4 hits. The Mariners had gained three of 4, together with a 12-8 victory within the collection opener on Friday night time.

Castillo (0-4) surrendered 4 runs and 5 hits in 4 innings in his third consecutive loss. The right-hander struck out six and walked none.

It was Castillo’s first loss in 5 profession begins in opposition to the White Sox. He was 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in opposition to the South Siders coming into the night time, permitting 5 earned runs in 26 1/3 innings.

Montgomery drove Castillo’s 1-2 fastball deep to proper for a two-run drive with two out within the first. Montgomery’s tenth homer prolonged his on-base streak to a career-best 21 straight video games.

Vargas hit a two-run shot off Castillo within the third and a solo drive off left-hander Josh Simpson within the fifth. He has 9 homers this season after he set a profession excessive with 16 final 12 months.

It was Vargas’ second profession multihomer recreation. He additionally went deep twice in opposition to the Chicago Cubs final May 16.

Rob Refsnyder hit a sacrifice fly for Seattle within the fifth. The Mariners had an opportunity to rally within the eighth, however Randy Arozarena struck out swinging with runners on the corners for the ultimate out of the inning.

Up subsequent

Logan Gilbert (2-3, 4.30 ERA) begins for Seattle on Sunday, and fellow right-hander David Martin (5-1, 1.64) pitches for Chicago within the collection finale.

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