SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Charlie Blackmon, Trevor Story and Carlos Gonzalez hit consecutive home runs off John Danks before he settled down and the Chicago White Sox responded with four homers in an 11-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Carlos Sanchez homered twice and drove in four and Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson each had three hits and a homer for the White Sox, who have an MLB-high 46 home runs this spring.
“It’s fun to watch. It’s great for us pitchers,” Danks said. “These guys are catching the ball and putting up runs. It makes our job that much easier.”
Danks entered with an 11-inning scoreless streak over two starts. The lefty gave up three hits to Blackmon but retired 12 of the final 13 batters in a six-inning stint.
Rockies starter Jordan Lyles was roughed up for seven runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.