Sox offense unloads as everyone chips in

CHICAGO — The White Sox haven’t had much to point to in terms of their offense as a whole this season.

They rank 13th in home runs, 13th in runs scored, 13th in OPS and 11th in on-base percentage among American League teams. But those numbers received a solid boost during Saturday night’s 9-3 victory over the Mariners at U.S. Cellular Field.

Jose Abreu, Avisail Garcia, Alex Avila and Tyler Saladino all went deep, as the White Sox finished with 15 hits — eight for extra bases — in improving to 5-3 on this nine-game homestand and 62-66 overall. The positive side note was that this offensive outburst came with Jose Quintana on the mound, the same Quintana whose 3.39 run-support average ranks second worst in the AL.

“What was really impressive was the offense tonight was really good for us and for me. It’s fun when you’re throwing when a lot of runs are scored,” Quintana said. “I [tried] to keep my focus. Trying to get innings and not runs. It’s really good when we get a lot of runs early.”

“We had a nice, …

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