Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Gordon Beckham hit a three-run home run as the
Chicago White Sox thumped the Chicago Cubs, 7-0, to avoid a three-game sweep.
Beckham finished the game with four RBI, Alejandro De Aza scored twice while
Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the White Sox,
who had lost six of seven coming into the game.
Gavin Floyd (5-7) got the win as he gave up just four hits and a walk with
four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. He was 0-2 in his previous three starts.
David DeJesus' double in the third and Starlin Castro's triple in the sixth
were the only extra-base hits for the Cubs, who have lost five of eight. Randy
Wells (1-2) was tagged for three runs on five hits with four walks over 3 2/3
innings.
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