CHICAGO _ Reynaldo Lopez began the White Sox's six-game homestand Monday against the Indians on a strong note.
Lopez returned to the mound for the final game of the homestand Sunday against the Blue Jays. The right-hander produced another effective outing, but was not around to factor in the decision.
Sox reliever Kelvin Herrera surrendered a two-run homer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the eighth inning, and the Blue Jays held on for a 5-2 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Guerrero showed why he's the game's top prospect, breaking a 1-1 tie with the 395-foot homer to left field. It was the rookie's fourth homer of the season and his second in the series.
The Blue Jays' Danny Jansen added a two-run homer off of Jace Fry in the ninth as the Sox had to settle for a split of the four-game series.
The Sox went 3-3 during the homestand.
Lopez allowed one run on four hits in six innings. He had one strikeout and two walks and surrendered a homer to Billy McKinney in the third.
He faced McKinney again in the fourth in what became a turning point for his outing. The Jays loaded the bases with two outs. Lopez threw three consecutive balls to McKinney, but battled back to end the threat with a strikeout.
Lopez pitched two more scoreless innings before exiting. He began the day with a 5.58 ERA. He lowered it to 5.14.
Blue Jays starter Trent Thornton also had a solid outing. The right-hander allowed one run on three hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked one.
Yoan Moncada collected the Sox's first hit with a triple leading off the fourth. Moncada scored when Jose Abreu grounded out to third.
Abreu went 1 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Tim Anderson had three hits.
The Sox begin a four-game series at Houston on Monday.
