Andrew Vaughn helps White Sox rally past Blue Jays 6-1

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn got one last chance against Robbie Ray, and he delivered.

Then Vaughn and company landed the knockout blow.

Vaughn homered in the seventh inning and connected for a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Shut out by Ray for most of the game, Chicago got on the board on Vaughn's fifth homer of his rookie season and then broke it open with five runs in the eighth.

“We have the fight in us. I mean one through nine and every pitcher we got that goes to the mound,” Vaughn said. “It's unbelievable. ... We know that we have a potent lineup and just got to get our shot.”

After Vaughn made it 2-1 with a bases-loaded flyball to deep center against Trent Thornton (1-2), Adam Eaton drove in Yermín Mercedes with a pinch-hit single. Leury García added a two-run triple, and Tim Anderson capped the rally with a sac fly.

Garrett Crochet (2-2) got three outs for the win as the AL Central leaders moved a season-high 14 games over .500 at 37-23.

Toronto went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base in the opener of a seven-game trip, wasting a season-high 13 strikeouts by Ray.

“It was fun watching Robbie pitch," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. "He was on. He's been great.”

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached three times for Toronto on a single and two walks. Bo Bichette had two hits and a leaping grab on José Abreu’s liner to shortstop in the fourth.

Ray carried a 1-0 lead into the seventh and fanned Yasmani Grandal for the first out. But Vaughn followed with a drive to right-center, chasing the left-hander after 102 pitches.

“I think Andrew is solidifying not just in his own mind but with his...

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