Cardinals Beat White Sox 3-1 in Series Finale

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in the series finale, with Alec Burleson’s bases-clearing double providing the decisive runs after Chicago took an early lead. Michael McGreevy earned the win by allowing one run over six innings, while Chicago rookie David Sandlin carried a perfect game into the sixth before St. Louis rallied against the White Sox bullpen. George Soriano recorded his fourth save in 12 opportunities after escaping a ninth-inning jam, raising questions about Chicago’s late-inning options and his workload. The White Sox have lost 10 of their last 14 games and will take their shrinking American League Central lead into a pivotal series at Cleveland. Earlier in the series, Chicago’s Randal Grichuk hit a two-run ninth-inning homer to end a four-game skid, while the Cardinals won the opener 7-3 behind rookies Joshua Baez and Leo Bernal. Hagen Smith has allowed one earned run in his first 18 major-league innings and is set to make his first start in a bullpen game.