The Mariners have now won four of their last five games. Seattle’s base running also played a major role. The Mariners stole four bases in the sixth inning—only the third time in franchise history they’ve done so. The last time was June 6, 2004, also against the White Sox.

Sox bats were quieted by Mariners starter George Kirby after that, until Mike Tauchman made a game of it off Seattle reliever Eduard Bazardo with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Sosa followed up with his second solo homer in as many nights, a 410-foot blast to center that narrowed the gap to 7-5.

Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking home run, his first since being re-acquired at the trade deadline, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 8-3 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.