Mendick, Abreu homer as Chicago beats Angels 5-1
(CHICAGO) - With AL batting leader Tim Anderson getting a day off, rookie Danny Mendick took advantage of a chance to fill in at shortstop. Mendick hit his first career home run, Jose Abreu got his 31st of the season, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday. Mendick, Matt Skoles and James McCann had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who avoided a three-game sweep. Yolmer Sanchez had an RBI single in the sixth and Ryan Cordell added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to extend the lead. Josh Osich (2-0) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up the victory. He combined with two other relievers to limit the Angels to one hit in 5 2/3 shutout innings. Abreu hit a solo homer an estimated 462 feet to put the White Sox ahead in the third. His career-high 112 RBI lead the AL. Jaime Barria (4-8) allowed both home runs in 4 1/3 innings for the Angels and hasn't won since July 24. Shohei Ohtani singled to drive in the Angels' run in the first. Dylan Cease allowed a run and struck out four but walked five and threw 88 pitches in 3 1/3 innings for the White Sox, who had lost nine of 11.

OTHER A.L. SCORES
Texas 10 – Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay 8 – Toronto 3
Houston 21 – Seattle 1
Cleveland 5 – Minnesota 2
NY Yankees 10 – Boston 5