TORONTO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox erupted for 12 runs on 12 hits Friday, cruising to a 12-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 41,895 at Rogers Centre. The game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes. Chicago improved to 51-45, while Toronto fell to 45-52. Tyler Schweitzer earned his first win, allowing four runs over six innings. Spencer Miles took the loss, falling to 3-2. The White Sox broke open a scoreless game in the second inning with five runs, highlighted by Sam Antonacci’s two-run homer. They added three more in the fifth on Colson Montgomery’s three-run double and four in the seventh on Braden Montgomery’s three-run triple. Toronto scored single runs in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. George Springer drove in two with a force out and a solo homer, Luis Urías and Brandon Valenzuela each hit solo shots. Ernie Clement had two hits for the Blue Jays. Chicago outhit Toronto 12-7. The two teams meet again Saturday for the second game of the series.

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox erupted for five runs in the second inning and added four more in the seventh to rout the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4 on Friday night at Rogers Centre. Attendance was 41,895, and the game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes. Chicago’s Tyler Schweitzer earned his first win of the season, allowing four runs on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out five and walked three. Toronto’s Spencer Miles took the loss, dropping to 3-2 after surrendering five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. The White Sox improved to 51-45, while the Blue Jays fell to 45-52. Chicago broke the game open early. After a quiet first inning, the White Sox loaded the bases in the second on a single by Colson Montgomery and a ground-ball single by Andrew Benintendi. Kyle Teel doubled to left-center, scoring Montgomery and sending Benintendi to third. Braden Montgomery then reached on a fielder’s choice that saw Benintendi score and Teel thrown out at third. Tristan Peters grounded out, moving Braden Montgomery to third, and Chase Meidroth singled to center to drive him home. Sam Antonacci capped the inning with a two-run homer to right field, his seventh of the season, making it 5-0. Toronto got a run back in the third. Ernie Clement was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. single, and scored on a George Springer fielder’s choice groundout. The Blue Jays added another in the fourth when Luis Urías led off with a solo homer to left, his second, cutting the deficit to 5-2. Chicago answered in the fifth. Meidroth singled and Antonacci singled, putting runners at first and second. Munetaka Murakami walked to load the bases. Miguel Vargas struck out, but Colson Montgomery cleared the bases with a double to left, scoring all three runners and giving the White Sox an 8-2 lead. Toronto responded again in the bottom of the fifth. Springer hit a solo homer to left, his 10th, making it 8-3. An inning later, Brandon Valenzuela hit a solo shot to right, his eighth, pulling the Blue Jays to 8-4. The White Sox put the game away in the seventh. Vargas led off with a single, and Colson Montgomery walked. Randal Grichuk reached on a fielder’s choice with a throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, loading the bases. After Kyle Teel struck out, Braden Montgomery lined a triple to right field, clearing the bases and stretching the lead to 11-4. Tristan Peters followed with a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Braden Montgomery to make it 12-4. Toronto mustered only one hit over the final three innings. Clement singled in the ninth, and Sean Keys walked, but the Blue Jays stranded both runners. Key performances included Springer’s homer and two RBIs, Urías’ solo homer, Valenzuela’s solo homer, and Clement’s two-hit night for Toronto. For Chicago, Antonacci homered and drove in two, Colson Montgomery doubled and drove in three, and Braden Montgomery tripled and had three RBIs. CJ Van Eyk pitched two scoreless innings of relief for Toronto, allowing one hit and striking out one. Adam Macko gave up two earned runs in one inning, striking out two. The White Sox had won three of their previous four games, including a 9-1 victory over Oakland on Sunday. The Blue Jays had lost three straight entering the contest. Chicago will face Toronto again Saturday in the second game of the three-game series. The White Sox then travel to Texas for a three-game set, while the Blue Jays host Tampa Bay. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5. Interstat’s ELO system had given Toronto a 59.10 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 16 runs went under the over-under line of 8.5.

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox open a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday night, aiming to build on a dominant homestand that saw them take two of three from the Athletics. Chicago (50-45) enters the contest after a 9-1 win Sunday, its third victory in four games. Rookie left-hander Noah Schultz was sharp in that outing, allowing one earned run on four hits over five innings with four strikeouts. Schultz, a player to watch, has shown flashes of brilliance but also inconsistency, following a July 7 loss to Boston (5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER) and a July 1 defeat at Baltimore (4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER). He has yet to face Toronto this season. Right-hander Anthony Kay (6-4) and left-hander Spencer Miles (3-1) are slated as Chicago’s probable pitchers for the series opener. The White Sox won three consecutive games against the Blue Jays in Chicago earlier this season, April 3-5, outscoring Toronto 14-7. Outfielder Braden Montgomery drove in four runs with a home run in Sunday’s win over Oakland. Toronto (45-51) has dropped four of its last five games, including a 5-4 loss at San Diego on Sunday. Right-hander Kevin Gausman took the loss despite a solid outing, allowing three earned runs on four hits over six innings with eight strikeouts. He has struggled recently, posting an 0-5 record over his last five starts with a 7.79 ERA, surrendering 31 hits and 21 earned runs in 25 1/3 innings. Second baseman Ernie Clement homered and drove in two runs Sunday for the Blue Jays, while outfielder Nathan Lukes added a solo home run. The Blue Jays have been installed as 1.5-run favorites, with the over/under set at 8.5. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-5 Chicago victory. Following Friday’s game, the teams meet again Saturday and Sunday before the White Sox travel to Texas for a three-game series starting Monday. Toronto hosts Tampa Bay for four games beginning Monday.