Houser has been the team\u2019s top starter since signing a one-year deal on May 20<\/a>. The right-hander is 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA in 11 starts.<\/p>\n That\u2019s led to his name being mentioned in trade speculation<\/a>. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cJust with Houser, we were transparent with him, just the market around him and the potential for a trade,\u201d Venable said before the game. \u201cJust thought it was in everyone\u2019s best interest to switch starters today.\u201d<\/p>\n Another possible trade candidate, center fielder Luis Robert Jr.<\/a>, went 3-for-4 on Wednesday with a stolen base. Robert, who struggled at the plate through the first three months of the season, had a productive July. He slashed .353\/.441\/.549 with three home runs, 11 RBIs and 13 runs during that span.<\/p>\n \u201cJust working and the results have been showing up right now,\u201d Robert said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n The Sox as a whole have shown some power since the break. That continued on Wednesday. Kyle Teel hit a solo home run in the second. Colson Montgomery hit a solo home run to left-center in the fourth. Montgomery\u2019s home run tied the score at 2.<\/p>\n Meidroth was hit by the pitch in the fifth. He remained in the game for the rest of the inning, but was replaced by Sosa to begin the sixth. X-rays were negative, according to the Sox, and Meidroth is day-to-day.<\/p>\n Photos: Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 following a Rate Field rain delay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Sox collected seven consecutive hits against reliever Max Lazar in the seventh inning. Josh Rojas doubled, but was thrown out at the plate when Mike Tauchman singled to center. Tauchman advanced to second on the throw. He scored on Sosa\u2019s single to shallow right field, giving the Sox a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n Andrew Benintendi singled and Vargas followed with the three-run home run, extending the lead to 6-2. Teel and Robert followed with singles and Lazar was replaced.<\/p>\n \u201cHits are contagious,\u201d Teel said. \u201cSo it\u2019s fun to string one after the other.\u201d<\/p>\n With two outs, Quero hit his three-run home run against Seth Johnson.<\/p>\n The home runs by Teel, Montgomery and Quero marked the first time three Sox rookies homered in the same game since Sept. 26, 2004, when Joe Borchard, Ross Gload and Wilson Valdez accomplished the feat.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels amazing,\u201d Teel said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much talent on this team, and to be able to positively impact this game is important to me and it\u2019s important to the guys. So it\u2019s a great feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Fans](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CTC-L-sox-phillies-073025-19_231880858.jpg\")
Fans watch as grounds crew workers clear water from the rain tarp into drains in preparation for a delayed White Sox-Phillies game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n
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