SOX 5, MARINERS 3
Robert sighting
Prized Cuban outfield prospect Luis Robert entered in center field in the sixth inning, went back to the wall with no problem to make a catch facing the sun and was 0- for2 with a strikeout. He hit the first pitch he saw on one hop to the right of shortstop and almost beat the throw to first.
The other Luis
Fleet right fielder Luis
Basabe ( Chris Sale trade) threw out Gordon Beckham, who was trying to stretch a single, at second, and batting left- handed, he doubled to left- center field to drive in the go- ahead run.
Prospect watch III
Right- hander Dane Dunning got two ground balls and a strikeout after hitting Mike Marjama with his first pitch, walking a man and bouncing a wild pitch the previous inning. After striking out on four pitches, big third baseman Jake Burger got a stand- up triple with a liner past diving right fielder Andrew Aplin and scored on Jose Rondon’s sacrifice fly.
Pitching in
Jeanmar Gomez ( 37 saves for the 2016 Phillies) struck out the side in the seventh, and
Chris Volstad earned a save with two innings of one- hit ball.
On deck
Reds at White Sox, Glendale, Luis Castillo vs. Jordan Guerrero, 2: 05 p. m. Sunday, 720- AM. — Daryl Van Schouwen