Saladino Hits Game-ending RBI Single as White Sox Beat Cubs

Tyler Saladino held out his arms as the Chicago White Sox poured out of the dugout to mob him near second base.

The Chicago Cubs definitely could have used Aroldis Chapman on Monday night.

Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single, and the White Sox put a damper on the Cubs' trade for Chapman with a 5-4 victory.

"It was a lot of fun, a lot of energy there and it felt really good to get that done for the guys," Saladino said.

J.B. Shuck sparked the winning rally with a leadoff single against Mike Montgomery (3-5), who was acquired in a deal with Seattle last Wednesday. Shuck advanced on Dioner Navarro's sacrifice and Saladino followed with a bouncer into center field.

Dan Jennings (4-2) got two outs for the win. Coupled with two late victories against Detroit on Sunday, it was the first time since August 1962 that the White Sox had won three consecutive games in their last at-bat, according to STATS LLC.

"We've been all over the place," manager Robin Ventura said. "These guys are resilient. They fight back, they come every day to play hard. You need some stuff to go your way and I think tonight was one of those."

The Cubs trailed 4-2 before Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo each hit an RBI single in the ninth. They had runners on first and second with two out when Jennings struck out Jason Heyward to escape the threat.

Javier Baez hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who were coming off a nice weekend series in Milwaukee.

White Sox Chris Sale Apologizes

Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale has apologized in his first public comments since he was given a five-game suspension stemming from a dispute over the team's throwback uniforms Saturday, saying winning was -- and remains -- at the center of his actions.

"I have regret, because I play 33 times a year at most in the regular season. So I put a lot of emphasis on when I play and I take a lot of pride in work that I do," Sale said in an extensive interview with MLB.com on Monday afternoon. "When I can't or don't do that, yeah, I have disappointment in myself for not being there for my guys."

Sale said he was sorry to fans who came to see him pitch and to his teammates, especially the White Sox bullpen.

"Do I regret standing up for what I believe in? Absolutely not. Do I regret saying business should not be first before winning? Absolutely not," Sale said.

The left-hander also put a spotlight on manager Robin Ventura.

"Robin is the one who has to fight for us in that department," he said. "If the players don't feel comfortable 100 percent about what we are doing to win the game, and we have an easy fix -- it was as easy as hanging up another jersey and everyone was fine. For them to put business first over winning, that's when I lost it."

According to ESPN and multiple reports, Sale expressed displeasure over having to wear the White Sox's 1976 navy-blue collared throwbacks, and the matter escalated from there, culminating in a confrontation with a member of Chicago's front office. The team then decided to send Sale home from U.S. Cellular Field.

Monday, July 25 Scoreboard

Detroit 4, Boston 2

Baltimore 3, Colorado 2 (F/10)

Toronto 4, San Diego 2

St. Louis at New York Mets, postponed

Philadelphia 4, Miami 0

Milwaukee 7, Arizona 2

Texas 7, Oakland 6

Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Yankees 2, Houston 1

Los Angeles Angels 6, Kansas City 2

Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5

Tuesday, July 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

St. Louis at New York Mets, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

San Diego at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at New York Mets, 6:40 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

New York Yankees at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

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