Eaton leads way as White Sox show resiliency

CHICAGO — His foot is sore from fouling a ball off it on Friday and he was plunked in the lower back with a fastball Saturday, but Adam Eaton still managed to be the catalyst the White Sox needed on Sunday.

After driving in the game-winning run with a walk-off single in the ninth inning for a 4-3 win in a game that was suspended by rain after eight innings on Saturday night, Eaton finished Sunday by going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and scoring three runs, including the game-winner on a walk-off single by Melky Cabrera.

The White Sox’s 5-4 win in the finale split the series, which featured four rain delays, ace left-hander Chris Sale getting suspended for five days and closer David Robertson picking up two wins in one day — the second after blowing a 4-1 lead in the series finale on three home runs.

“Baseball is funny like that,” said Eaton, who’s hitting .425 against Detroit this season, including three doubles, two triples, a home run and nine RBIs in 10 games. “It will beat you down, but then it will build you back up. It’s a love-hate relationship, for sure. To have two walk-off wins, …

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