TORONTO -- Dioner Navarro got some revenge against his former team with a two-run triple in the top of the seventh inning, as the White Sox came out on top, 4-0, over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. The win clinched a sweep for Chicago, which has now won six consecutive games.
Chicago and Toronto were locked into a tight pitchers' duel until the seventh, when Navarro broke the scoreless deadlock with a triple to the gap in right-center field. It was Navarro's fourth hit of the series and his fourth RBI against the team he spent the last two years with prior to signing with Chicago during the offseason.
Left-hander Jose Quintana picked up the victory for the White Sox after tossing six scoreless innings against one of the league's top lineups. Quintana scattered four hits and walked three while striking out a season-high 10, which was his highest tally since May 13, 2015, at Milwaukee.
Marco Estrada was saddled with the tough-luck loss despite a strong night on the mound. He held Chicago scoreless through six and was one out away from escaping a jam in the seventh, before Navarro gave the White Sox the lead with one swing. Estrada was charged with three earned runs on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts.
The Blue Jays once again struggled with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-8 in those situations while also stranding seven men on base.
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Dioner time: After a 2-for-4 outing against his former team on Tuesday, Navarro broke the deadlock with a two-run triple off Estrada in the top of the seventh inning. Navarro took an 0-2 changeup into the right-center-field gap to bring home Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie. The triple was the fifth of Navarro's career, and his first since Sept. 27, 2012.
Swing and a miss: Toronto's best opportunity to score came in the bottom of the third inning, when the Blue Jays had runners on first and second with one out, but then Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion were each struck out to end the threat. Strikeouts have been a major problem for the Blue Jays this season with Wednesday's game marking the 11th time this year they reached double digits in that category.
Gregor Chisholm has covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com since 2011. Follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB and Facebook, and listen to his podcast.
Alykhan Ravjiani is a reporter for MLB.com and covered the White Sox on Wednesday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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