Toronto tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and had two runners on with two outs when Michael Saunders hit a chopper to the right side of the infield. Troy Tulowitzki accidentally ran into the ball on his way to second base and was called out for runner's interference to end the game.
Robertson notches the save
CWS@TOR: Robertson induces the final out for the save
David Robertson induces a chopper that hits Troy Tulowitzki on the base path for the final out, collecting the save in a 7-5 win
Toronto left-handed reliever Brett Cecil took the loss. He entered a 5-1 game with the bases loaded and two outs but could not retire any of the three batters he faced. Right-hander Gavin Floyd later entered -- also with the bases full -- and surrendered the two-run double to Frazier before he finally got out of the inning.
"My approach is just to see the ball," Frazier said about his go-ahead double. "See the ball, get a pitch where I want it and don't miss it. That's what I go by; try to slow everything down. I know we were down one run, and if I can find a way to get one guy in that's good enough, but I got a pitch up and I did something with it."
Chicago's late rally spoiled what was an otherwise strong night for Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman. Toronto's No. 1 starter allowed one run in the first but then cruised through most of his outing until he left in the seventh with two outs. All three of his inherited runners later came around to score, which saddled the third-year pitcher with four earned runs on six hits and two walks.
"I play the game extremely passionately, and I was just extremely frustrated with the way things played out there," said Stroman, who smashed his glove into the dugout bench when Toronto gave up the lead. "I felt pretty good all night, and I was just really frustrated with the way things turned out. I felt like I didn't do my job in the end, when I felt so good, so it was pretty frustrating."
Left fielder Saunders hit a two-run homer in a losing cause for the Blue Jays, while Edwin Encarnacion went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Rally Time: Trailing 5-1, the White Sox chased Stroman and rallied for five runs to take a 6-5 lead in the top of the seventh. Chicago produced three two-out, run-scoring hits, including Eaton's two-run single, an RBI single from Rollins and capped off the comeback with a two-run double off the left-field wall from Frazier.
Eaton's two-run single
CWS@TOR: Eaton drives in two with a single up the gut
Adam Eaton hits a comeback ground ball that sneaks through the middle of the infield and scores Brett Lawrie and Avisail Garcia
Saunders returns in a big way: Saunders returned to the lineup following a three-game absence because of a sore hamstring and made his presence felt almost immediately. In the third inning, Saunders lifted a deep fly ball to center field for a two-run shot that extended Toronto's lead to 5-1. According to Statcast™, Saunders' second of the year was projected to travel 414 feet and left his bat at 106 mph.
Saunders' two-run homer
CWS@TOR: Saunders goes yard to straightaway center
Michael Saunders blasts a fly ball that carries over the fence in center field, plating Troy Tulowitzki and giving the Blue Jays a 5-1 lead
Early offense: The White Sox entered Monday's game last in the Major Leagues in first-inning runs scored, but the South Siders opened the scoring against Stroman in the first. Jose Abreu's RBI groundout to short followed back-to-back singles by Eaton and Rollins to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.
Abreu's RBI groundout
CWS@TOR: Abreu drives in Eaton on a groundout
Jose Abreu hits a chopper to shortstop that drives in Adam Eaton as Troy Tulowitzki makes the throw to first for the out
Easy Eddie: Encarnacion could be on the verge of another hot streak. He just missed a pair of home runs Monday night, but two of his shots still did some damage. In the first inning, he doubled off the wall in straight-away center field, which scored Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista. Two innings later, Encarnacion was back at it with an RBI single up the middle. He finished the day with the two hits and three RBIs and nearly hit another one out in the fourth but instead flew out to the warning track.
Encarnacion's two-run double
CWS@TOR: Encarnacion drives in two with a double
Edwin Encarnacion tattoos a ball for a line drive that hits the top of the wall in center, plating Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Toronto's bullpen has allowed 50 percent of inherited runners to score this season (17 of 34), which is the highest percentage in the American League.
RUNNER'S INTERFERENCE
Toronto was trailing 7-5 with two outs and two runners on in the bottom of the ninth inning when Saunders hit a high chopper to the right side of the infield. Tulowitzki was running from first base on contact, and he tried to track the ball through the air, but it took a slightly awkward bounce and hit him on the arm.
Per league rules, since the runner made contact with a ball that was in play, Tulowitzki was called out for interference. The game ended and Chicago was handed its fourth consecutive win.
"I'm trying to get to second base there, so I'm trying to time it perfect," Tulowitzki said. "The ball kicked back at me a little bit, hit me in the arm. You sit there, and you're pretty frustrated. You don't want that game to ever end that way. But at the same time, I know that I did everything possible to try to make that play work, it just didn't happen."
WHAT'S NEXT
White Sox: Left-hander Chris Sale (4-0, 1.80) gets the ball for the second game of the White Sox three-game series against the Blue Jays on Tuesday at 6:07 p.m. CT at Rogers Centre. Sale went seven innings and gave up an unearned run in his last outing, a 2-1 win against the Angels.
Blue Jays: Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (1-2, 6.10) will make his fifth start of the year when the Blue Jays continue their series against the White Sox. Dickey has gotten off to a slow start this year, but he did appear to turn things around in his last outing, when he faced one batter over the minimum from the second inning until he departed after the sixth vs. Baltimore. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. ET.
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Hoppy ending: White Sox win on odd out
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