Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer and Davis Martin pitched six strong innings as the Chicago White Sox snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.

Martin (7-10) allowed three runs on six hits for the White Sox (58-96), who won the opener of the three-game series despite being outhit 7-4. The right-hander struck out four and walked one.

Jordan Leasure and Brandon Eisert combined for two scoreless innings before Grant Taylor retired the Padres in order in the ninth, fanning two, for his fifth save.

San Diego (83-71) lost for the third time in four games and fell 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the National League West, pending Los Angeles' late result against the San Francisco Giants. The Padres hold a three-game lead over th

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