Andrus, Robert help Lynn gets his first 'W' of the year as Sox beat Cincinnati

CINCINNATI - Luis Robert Jr. and Elvis Andrus homered, helping Lance Lynn and the White Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night.

Andrus erased a 3-0 deficit with a 3-run shot in the fifth. Robert put the White Sox ahead to stay with a 2-run drive against Hunter Greene (0-2) in the sixth.

Lynn (1-4) was charged with 4 runs and 8 hits in 6⅔ innings. He struck out eight and walked none in his first win since Oct. 2.

Robert finished with 3 hits in the South Siders' fourth win in five games.

Jonathan India hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. Greene (0-2) allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 5⅔ innings.

TJ Friedl put the Reds in front with an RBI double in the third, but he was thrown out by right fielder Gavin Sheets when he tried for a triple. Replay overturned the initial safe call as Friedl's hand came off the bag during his slide.

Friedl also reached over the wall in right-center to rob Andrew Vaughn of a leadoff homer.

Cincinnati opened a 3-0 lead on RBI singles by Jake Fraley and Nick Senzel in the fourth. But Greene surrendered Andrus' first homer since Oct. 4.

The Reds put the potential tying run on base in the ninth, but Fraley strayed too far off first on Henry Ramos' routine fly to center. resulting in a double play.

Reynaldo López earned his fourth save for Chicago.

White Sox third baseman Yoán Moncada (back) began a rehab assignment Friday with Charlotte as a designated hitter. He's expected to play five innings on Saturday, then increase his innings on Sunday. He will be re-evaluated following an off day on Monday.