Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Match Player Stats On Sep 19, 2021

Yasmani Grandal homered for the second straight game and Cesar Hernandez, Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia drove in two runs each to back 5 1/3 strong innings from Lucas Giolito and lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win against the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.

The White Sox (85-64) crept closer to clinching the American League Central title. Chicago's magic number is four over the Cleveland Indians, who thumped the New York Yankees 11-1 Sunday.

A five-run, fourth inning outburst against Rangers starter Jordan Lyles put the White Sox in control. Grandal opened the rally with a solo home run to right center, his 22nd long ball of the season and eighth since returning Aug. 27 from a lengthy stint on the injured list.

Hernandez and Abreu followed with two-run singles, chasing Lyles from the game and sullying what had been a splendid September to date for the veteran right-hander.

Lyles (9-12) gave up five runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts. He entered the game with victories in each of his first two starts this month, yielding one earned run in 14 innings for a 0.64 ERA.

The Rangers (55-94) got a run back on Isiah Kiner-Falefa's RBI single in the fifth against Giolito (10-9), who earned the victory by allowing one run on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Garcia hit a two-run double in the seventh to extend the lead to 7-1.

The Rangers' Adolis Garcia had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to cap the scoring.

Chicago's Yoan Moncada walked to extend his on-base streak to 28 games. Garcia, Tim Anderson and Abreu each had two hits.

Kiner-Falefa and Willie Calhoun had two hits apiece for Texas, which has lost four of five.

Manager Tony La Russa returned to the White Sox dugout after serving a one-game suspension Saturday, the result of an incident Thursday in which reliever Mike Wright intentionally hit the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani with a pitch.

--Field Level Media