The Chicago White Sox used a four-run eighth inning to break open a one-run game and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 Thursday, giving Francisco Liriano his first win as a member of the White Sox.
A three-run home run by Alex Rios, scoring Adam Dunn and Kevin Youkilis, and a solo home run by Alexei Ramirez capped off seven unanswered runs by the White Sox after Toronto took a 2-0 lead on a two-run home run by Moises Sierra in the second inning.
DeWayne Wise hit a solo home run in the fourth and then Chicago took the lead in the fifth on two more solo home runs, one by Dayan Viciedo and one by Tyler Flowers.
Liriano pitched 6.1 innings with six strikeouts for the win to improve to 4-10 on the season. Aaron Laffey took the loss. Liriano had three no-decisions in his previous three starts since he was acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Twins.
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