Hoppy ending: White Sox win on odd out

TORONTO — The White Sox scored five runs and sent 11 batters to the plate in the seventh inning to steal a game away from the Blue Jays with a 7-5 victory on Monday night at Rogers Centre. Chicago has now won four consecutive games.

Adam Eaton and Jimmy Rollins had RBI singles in the seventh before veteran third baseman Todd Frazier delivered the decisive blow with a bases-loaded double to left, which scored two. In a matter of minutes, Chicago went from what seemed like an inevitable loss to putting the finishes touches on its 14th win of the season.

Toronto tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and had two runners on with two outs when Michael Saunders hit a chopper to the right side of the infield. Troy Tulowitzki accidentally ran into the ball on his way to second base and was called out for runner’s interference to end the game.

Toronto left-handed reliever Brett Cecil took the loss. He entered a 5-1 game with the bases loaded and two outs but could not retire any of the three batters he faced. Right-hander Gavin Floyd later entered — also with the bases full — and surrendered the two-run double to Frazier before he finally got out of the inning.

“My approach is just to see the ball,” Frazier said about his go-ahead double. “See the ball, get a pitch where I want it and don’t miss it. That’s what I go by; try to slow everything down. I know we were down one run, and if I can find a way to get one guy in that’s good enough, but I got a pitch up and I did something with it.”

Chicago’s late rally spoiled what was an otherwise strong night for Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman. Toronto’s No. 1 starter allowed one run in the first but then cruised through most of his outing until he left in the seventh with two outs. All three of his inherited runners later came around to score, which saddled the third-year pitcher with four earned runs on six hits and two walks.

“I play the game extremely passionately, and I was just extremely frustrated with the way things played out there,” said Stroman, who smashed his glove into the dugout bench when Toronto gave up the lead. “I felt pretty good all night, and I …

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