Sox pull away late, beat Cards 7-1

Posted July 01, 2015 1:00 am

Associated Press

Avisail Garcia, left, congratulates Melky Cabrera on his solo home run during the sixth inning in St. Louis. Associated Press

ST. LOUIS - Melky Cabrera homered to back a strong outing from Jose Quintana, and the Chicago White Sox pulled away late to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Wednesday night in a game interrupted by three rain delays.

The Cardinals lead the majors with a 51-26 record and had a six-game winning streak entering the two-game series but were held to a single run in each of the two losses to Chicago. They were 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position, including seven hitless at-bats Wednesday.

Quintana (4-7) allowed a run in six innings with eight strikeouts to win for the first time in four starts. The lefty worked at least six innings for the 10th straight time, none of the starts lasting longer than seven innings.

Cabrera homered in the sixth to give the White Sox the lead. Tyler Flowers' two-run homer highlighted a five-run ninth for the White Sox, who had dropped 12 of 16 entering the series.

Tyler Flowers rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Cardinals relief pitcher Seth Maness in the ninth inning in St. Louis Associated Press

White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton, right, nearly collides with left fielder Melky Cabrera while catching a ball hit by the Cardinals' Matt Carpenter during the eighth inning in St. Louis. Associated Press

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