Blue Jays down White Sox, 11-9

6:22 PM, Jul 8, 2012   |    comments
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Colby Rasmus ripped a two-run home run and finished with three RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays outslugged the Chicago White Sox, 11-9, in the finale of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field.

Edwin Encarnacion and Kelly Johnson each clubbed two-run home runs, while Jose Bautista, Adam Lind and Jeff Mathis all added an RBI for the Blue Jays, who closed the first half of the season with a win after dropping five of their pervious seven contests.

Jason Frasor (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning in relief. Starter Brett Cecil was tagged for seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings.

Alex Rios crushed a three-run home run and finished with four RBI and three runs scored, while Alexei Ramirez contributed a two-run triple for the White Sox, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end.

Dylan Axelrod (0-2) was saddled with the loss after allowing seven runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just three innings.

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