May 8, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Dylan Cease won for the first time in nearly two months, Luis Robert Jr. had four hits that included a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat Atlanta 8-1 on Sunday to stop the Braves' streak of 11 consecutive series wins.
Cease (4-3) had eight straight no-decisions since beating Cleveland on May 23, the most within a season in White Sox history. He allowed one run and three hits in five innings.
Matt Olson had a run-scoring single in the third, increasing his NL-leading RBIs total to 77. Atlanta had two on and one out in the fifth before Cease struck out Austin Riley and retired Olson on a flyout.
Reynaldo López, Aaron Bummer and Jesse Scholtens finished a five-hitter and ended the Braves' streak of consecutive games with home runs at a franchise-record 28. Atlanta had been 7-0 in the decisive third game of three-game series this season.
Chicago had 14 hits, its most since June 28, and took two of three for its first series win since June 23-25 against Boston.
Jake Burger hit a two-run homer and Robert had three singles before hitting a two-run homer off Michael Soroka in the sixth, Robert's 27th home run this season.
Andrew Benintendi had three hits and scored three runs.
Braves left-hander Kolby Allard (0-1) was pulled with left shoulder tightness after allowing four runs and seven hits in 1 1/2 innings. Manager Brian Snitker and an athletic trainer visited the mound in the second following five hits by the White Sox in the inning.
Chicago took a 4-0 lead in the second. Andrew Vaughn singled and scored on Burger's 461-foot homer to center field, Chicago's longest home run this season. Burger hit the go-ahead homer in Saturday night's 6-5 win.
Soroka made his first relief outing since 2016 at Class A Rome. He entered in the fifth and allowed two runs and three hits with three strikeouts in three innings.
