Drew Romo's historic night helps White Sox spoil Jose Soriano's dominant run in win over Angels

With the White Sox maintaining a 3-1 lead into the sixth, Romo hit an 86 mph four-seam fastball to center field on the first pitch of his next at-bat, this time off reliever Brent Suter. Unlike his first homer, his second long shot came on the left side of the plate.

As MLB.com's Sarah Langs noted, Romo is the 13th player in franchise history to hit each of his first two career home runs in the same game. He is the first to do so since Seby Zavala (2021), who is the only player in league history to hit his first three career homers in the same game.

Romo finished the game with two hits, two home runs, three RBI and two runs with a .333 batting average. In his two prior starts this season against the Washington Nationals, Romo did not have a single hit and only reached base twice due to a pair of walks.

His historic outing was certainly not expected, and it even came against a pitcher who had been having his way any time he stepped on the mound. Between Romo and shortstop Colson Montgomery, who scored the game's first run on a solo shot in the second, the White Sox found an answer to Soriano's early dominance.

After going at least six innings in four of his first six starts, Soriano was held to just five innings pitched and gave up six hits, three earned runs and three walks. He still managed to record six strikeouts, but he did not have the same command against the White Sox that he did in his first six outings. 

To be clear, neither team is where it wants to be right now. The Angels (12-19) have now lost five in a row and nine of their last 10. The White Sox (13-17), meanwhile, have suffered a trio of three-game losing streaks already and have split their last four.

Despite the uneven start to the season, the White Sox got some help from an unlikely hero on Tuesday. Romo had a performance many can only dream of, and it helped them put an end to Soriano's dominant start in the process.