But they made up for the drought Saturday night with five home runs off Houston Astros pitching in a 10-1 win before a lively crowd of 34,304 on a beautiful night on the South Side.
The fans created energy all night, blasting out the neighborhood in the seventh inning with a loud singalong on Bon Jovi’s’ “Livin’ on a Prayer” that continued after the recording had stopped.
“To beat a ballclub like that, that’s a pretty good ballclub,” said Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, who was a triple shy of the cycle. “To blow them out, that’s definitely a positive on our end.