CHICAGO — Rookie Drew Thorpe pitched two-hit ball in six innings to win his second straight start and the Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Friday, opening a weekend series between the teams. with the worst records in the Major Leagues.
Thorpe (2-1) retired 16 in a row after Brenton Doyle led off the game with a single. He walked Sam Hilliard with one out in the sixth before Doyle put Colorado up 2-1 with a 426-foot drive to left field.
Those were the only runners Thorpe allowed in his fourth career start. The 23-year-old right-hander pitched six scoreless innings against Detroit last week en route to his first major league victory.
The White Sox scored four in the sixth and punished Rockies starter Dakota Hudson. Tommy Pham capped the rally with a two-run single off Justin Lawrence to push the lead to 5-2.
Chicago improved baseball’s worst record to 23-61, while Colorado fell to 27-54.
Hudson (2-11), the pitcher with the most losses in the Major League campaign, allowed five runs and six hits.
For the White Sox, Cuban Luis Robert Jr. went 1-for-4 with one run scored. Dominican Eloy Jiménez went 0-for-3 with one run scored.
