Chicago White Sox extend winning streak to 5 with 4-0 victory against San Diego Padres
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SAN DIEGO — Sean Burke pitched six scoreless innings Saturday, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory against the San Diego Padres.
Burke allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one in the 88-pitch outing in front of the sellout crowd of 42,758 at Petco Park, helping the Sox (16-17) extend their season-high winning streak to five games.
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Burke followed up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.
The eight strikeouts are a season high for Burke, one of which came during a pivotal fifth inning. The Padres were threatening to break a scoreless tie with runners on first and second with one out. Center fielder Tristan Peters made a nice running catch to track down Ramón Laureano’s liner. Burke then struck out Fernando Tatis Jr. to get out of the jam.
Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas broke the scoreless tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning.
Peters began the rally in the sixth with a one-out walk. Designated hitter Andrew Benintendi reached on a bunt down the third-base line. Both runners advance on a Munetaka Murakami groundout to first.
With two outs, Vargas blooped a single to right field which brought home both Peters and Benintendi.
The Sox tacked on with two more runs in the seventh inning. Second baseman Chase Meidroth singled and advanced to third on a double by Sam Antonacci, the second hit of the night for the left fielder.
The Padres brought the infield in, and catcher Edgar Quero singled to right. Meidroth scored on the hit, making it 3-0. Peters executed a safety squeeze later in the inning, bringing in Antonacci to extend the Sox lead to 4-0.
The Sox survived a scare in the ninth. The Padres loaded the bases with no outs. Grant Taylor struck out former Sox first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets looking. Closer Seranthony Domínguez got Miguel Andujar to fly out to shallow right field and struck out Luis Campusano swinging for his eighth save.