Sánchez allowed two-run homers in the third and fourth innings, one of them coming from Chicago's Luis Robert Jr., a potential trade deadline target.

Cristopher Sánchez uncharacteristically gave up a pair of homers as Phillies offense couldn't get going in Monday's series opener with the White Sox.

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga turned to look over his left shoulder at the video board showing the replay of the home run he just had given up in the fourth inning Friday. In a game the Cubs would go on to lose 12-5 to the White Sox, it was the third homer Imanaga had yielded, all on fastballs that caught too much of the strike zone.

It was a big week for at least three members of the White Sox farm system. Triple-A Charlotte Knights outfielder Will Robertson earned player of the week honors in the International League. Double-A Birmingham Barons infielder Sam Antonacci was named player of the week in the Southern League,

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. has had two bad seasons in a row, distancing himself from his brilliant All-Star campaign in 2023. But he's coming to the end of a six-year, $50 million extension, so the White Sox are likely to move him without asking for a huge return.

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