Paul Konerko #14 of the Chicago White Sox is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run homer against the Texas Rangers on July 28, 2012 at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adam Dunn hit his major league-leading 31st home run, Philip Humber pitched six solid innings and the Chicago White Sox won their fifth straight game by beating the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night.
Paul Konerko added a two-run homer for Chicago, which increased its AL Central lead to 2½ games over Detroit. The White Sox have won the first two in a three-game series between division leaders.
Humber (5-5) didn’t allow a hit through three innings and won for the second time in three starts. He yielded one run, four hits and struck out four.
Matt Harrison (12-6), who lost his second straight start, gave up five runs and seven hits in seven innings. The left-hander walked three and struck out four.
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