The White Sox broke it open in the seventh. Lenyn Sosa hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Max Lazar (1-1), and Vargas made it 6-2 with a drive to left for his 13th homer. Quero tacked on a two-out shot off Seth Johnson for his third homer. Brandon Marsh homered for Philadelphia, and Nick Castellanos and Otto Kemp each hit an RBI single.

While their front office was busy on the suite level at Rate Field acquiring closer Jhoan Durán from the Twins, the Phillies’ need for relief reinforcements was on clear display a few feet below. Following a rain delay that lasted over three and a half hours,

The Philadelphia Phillies were enjoying a 6-0 lead over the Chicago White Sox in the sixth inning on Tuesday night when announcers Tom McCarthy and John Kruk took a bit of a detour. McCarthy offered an on-air birthday shoutout to his former high school basketball teammate, who apparently was a force on the offensive glass.

Angel Reese is even catching criticism during MLB games. The Chicago Sky forward was mentioned Tuesday night on the Phillies broadcast during a mundane victory over the White Sox. Play-by-play man Tom McCarthy — with the Phillies up 6-0 — was sending birthday wishes to his former high school basketball teammate Bob Wyskowski.