Miguel Vargas homers twice as the White Sox beat Luis Castillo and the Mariners 6-1

CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Vargas homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Saturday night.

Colson Montgomery also went deep for Chicago, which had lost three straight and four of five overall. Anthony Kay (2-1) pitched five innings of one-run ball.

The White Sox improved to 18-21 on the season. They were 11-28 after 39 games last year.

Julio Rodríguez had two of Seattle's four hits. The Mariners had won three of four, including a 12-8 victory in the series opener on Friday night.

Castillo (0-4) surrendered four runs and five hits in four innings in his third consecutive loss. The right-hander struck out six and walked none.

It was Castillo's first loss in five career starts against the White Sox. He was 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA against the South Siders coming into the night, allowing five earned runs in 26 1/3 innings.

Montgomery drove Castillo's 1-2 fastball deep to right for a two-run drive with two out in the first. Montgomery's 10th homer extended his on-base streak to a career-best 21 straight games.

Vargas hit a two-run shot off Castillo in the third and a solo drive off left-hander Josh Simpson in the fifth. He has nine homers this season after he set a career high with 16 last year.

It was Vargas' second career multihomer game. He also went deep twice against the Chicago Cubs last May 16.

Rob Refsnyder hit a sacrifice fly for Seattle in the fifth. The Mariners had a chance to rally in the eighth, but Randy Arozarena struck out swinging with runners on the corners for the final out of the inning.

Logan Gilbert (2-3, 4.30 ERA) starts for Seattle on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Davis Martin (5-1, 1.64) pitches for Chicago in the series finale.

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Seattle Mariners' Mitch Garver (18) jogs by Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero, right, to score on a sacrifice fly hit by Rob Refsnyder during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Colson Montgomery (12) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas hits a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung and Justin Foscue homered, Alejandro Osuna had a pair of RBI singles and the Texas Rangers beat the Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night, ending Chicago's second 10-game winning streak of the season.

Jung, who finished with three hits, led off the second inning with a homer to snap an 0-for-13 skid since a 13-game hitting streak. Foscue's first career homer leading off the fifth made it a 5-0 lead for the Rangers, who had lost five of six games.

Jalen Beeks (2-1) retired all four batters he faced after relieving Jack Leiter, the Texas starter who had to work around nine baserunners and threw 97 pitches over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Cole Winn and Gavin Collyer followed Beeks to wrap up the Rangers' four-hitter and fourth shutout this year.

Edward Cabrera (3-1) allowed five runs in five innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Chicago (27-13) was held scoreless for the fourth time after winning 20 of its previous 23 games, with those 10-game streaks sandwiching a three-game skid. It was the first time since 1935 that the Cubs had multiple 10-game win streaks in the same season.

Cubs left fielder Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 30 games when he drew a walk in the first inning. The only longer active streak in the majors is 33 games by the Athletics' Nick Kurtz, who had two doubles Saturday in a 6-2 win over Baltimore.

Leiter allowed multiple runners in each of the first four innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked five, including his last batter to fall one out shy of qualifying for the win.

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is hitting .197 after going 0 for 4 with three inning-ending strikeouts. The two-time World Series MVP is 6 for 47 (.128) with 19 strikeouts his last 12 games.

Jacob deGrom (2-2, 3.11 ERA) starts the series finale Sunday for Texas, and Jameson Taillon (2-1, 4.24) is set to go for the Cubs.

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edward Cabrera throws to the Texas Rangers during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, left, reaches for the throw from catcher Carson Kelly as Texas Rangers' Evan Carter, right, steals second base during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas Rangers' Alejandro Osuna follows through on a swing as he hits an RBI single to score Joc Pederson during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas Rangers' Josh Jung runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas Rangers' Justin Foscue, center right, is greeted by Josh Jung near the dugout after hitting his first career home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)