Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura. Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
TORONTO — If the Chicago White Sox had lost again Wednesday, there was no telling what damage might have been done.
Chicago closer David Robertson gave up a ninth-inning home run to Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson for the second game in a row.
On Wednesday, however, Donaldson’s homer only tied the game, and the White Sox came back to win 5-3 in 10 innings. The three-run, walk-off blast Donaldson hit Tuesday meant a 10-9 loss for the White Sox.
“There’s some resilience there,” manager Robin Ventura said. “Especially after (Tuesday) night, you can just lay down and think it’s going to happen all over again and you don’t answer the bell. It says a lot about the group.”
The win Wednesday snapped a four-game losing streak, and it was just the second victory in nine games for the White Sox. They scored more than three runs for just the second time in 11 games.
“We’ve been knocked around early in the year in different spots of losing games, and they’ve been able to answer it,” Ventura said. “That’s a good sign from these guys.”
“I think we needed this one,” said right-hander Jeff Samardzija, who allowed one unearned run in seven innings in a no-decision Wednesday. “In baseball, you always talk about streaks, and when you’re going on good streaks you want to continue those and ride them out as long as you can.
“And when it’s not going good, you want to put a stop to it as fast as possible because it’s a long season, but things happen fast. Mix in those wins if it’s not going well, keep you where you need to be and enjoy those long win streaks when you get on them.”
It does not get easier for the White Sox. Next up is a doubleheader in Baltimore on Thursday as the 11-game road trip continues.
