Frazier's Grand Slam Lifts White Sox, Cubs Game Postponed

So much for Todd Frazier's sub-.100 slump over his previous nine games. The Chicago slugger hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 12th inning for his second homer of the game, powering the White Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Frazier, whose average had dropped to .194 because of a 3-for-35 slide, had four hits and a career-high six RBI to help the White Sox win after the bullpen blew leads in the eighth and ninth innings despite a majors-leading 1.82 ERA coming in.

"It felt good. It felt really good," Frazier said. "With experience, you understand that it's going to come around. Just glad it came today and in extra innings."

Last year's All-Star home run derby winner in front of the home crowd in Cincinnati, Frazier hasn't stopped hitting long balls during his slow start. He has 10 since the offseason trade, two behind Robinson Cano's AL lead at the start of the day.

His go-ahead blast to left came off left-hander Cesar Ramos (0-2).

"We ran into a guy that got hot tonight," said Texas manager Jeff Banister, who was ejected in the ninth after arguing from the dugout following a pitch called a ball for closer Shawn Tolleson. "That was tough."

Cubs, Padres Rained Out

There's seemingly only one thing that can stop the Chicago Cubs these days: rain. With the tarp on the field and an unfavorable forecast, Monday night's series opener against the San Diego Padres was washed out about five minutes after the scheduled start time, putting on hold the Cubs' major league-best 24-6 record and seven-game winning streak.

The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday, with games starting at 12:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. CDT.

Monday's scheduled pitchers will start Tuesday night's game, with Chicago lefty Jon Lester (3-1, 1.58 ERA) facing right-hander Cesar Vargas (0-1, 1.10)

It was the third home rainout of the season for the Cubs, who are off to the best start in the majors since the 1984 Detroit Tigers were 35-5 and went on to win the World Series.

The last time the Cubs had a record this good: 1907 when they were also 24-6. The Cubs won the World Series that year and then again in 1908, after which their current 108-year championships drought began.

"I wouldn't want to be on any other team right now," said second baseman Ben Zobrist, who shared the NL Player of the Week award.

The rainout gave the bullpen rest after four relievers combined to throw eight shutout innings in Sunday's 4-3, 13-inning win over Washington.

Dan Jennings (1-0) pitched a scoreless 10th and 11th as the White Sox won their fourth straight in a series opener between teams coming off three-game sweeps. Jennings got an inning-ending double play from Mitch Moreland with the bases loaded in the 10th.

Monday, May 9 Scoreboard

Washington 5, Detroit 4

New York Yankees 6, Kansas City 3

Boston 14, Oakland 7

Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2

Miami 4, Milwaukee 1

Chicago White Sox 8, Texas 4 (F/12)

San Diego at Chicago Cubs, Postponed

Baltimore at Minnesota, Postponed

Houston 7, Cleveland 1

Arizona 10, Colorado 5

Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 2

New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Toronto 3, San Francisco 1    

Tuesday, May 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Kansas City at New York, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles 9:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

New York at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

Toronto at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.