Drew Romo homered from both sides of the plate, Colson Montgomery also went deep and Davis Martin pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Tuesday.
Chicago has won the first two games of the series against skidding Los Angeles, which has lost five in a row and nine of 10.
Solving resurgent Angels right-hander Jose Soriano was the key on Tuesday.
Soriano entered the game with a 0.24 ERA — the lowest figure in a pitcher’s first six starts with a minimum 30 innings pitched since earned runs became official in both leagues in 1913, per MLB research.
Chicago hit the veteran right-hander more than any other club this season — after Soriano (5-1) struck out the side in the first inning, that is.
Montgomery led off the second with a solo home run to right field to give the White Sox an early 1-0 lead. Jo Adell grounded an RBI single to center against Martin to tie the game in the fourth before Chicago responded with another long ball in the bottom half.
Romo belted an 0-2 fastball over the fence in right field for a two-run blast that marked his first career home run and first hit of any kind in the majors since 2024. Chicago selected Romo’s contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday while designating fellow catcher Reese McGuire for assignment.
Romo added a solo home run against Brent Suter in the sixth while batting right-handed. He hit from the left side against Soriano.
Martin improved to 4-1 by limiting the Angels with runners on base. Sebastian Rivero and Nolan Schanuel both collected two hits against Martin, who yielded seven in his 5 2/3 innings, but Schanuel’s double was the only one that went for extra bases.
Chicago’s Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch to force in a run in the seventh. The Angels’ Josh Lowe hit a solo homer in the eighth to cap the scoring.
Seranthony Dominguez earned his seventh save in nine chances.
Martin allowed one run. He walked one and struck out seven.
Soriano scattered three runs and six hits in five innings with three walks and six strikeouts.
Chicago’s Everson Pereiera left the game with right shoulder soreness and is day-to-day. Austin Hays replaced him in right field.
