SURPRISE—Phil Humber threw three scoreless innings, Mark Teahen homered and the one White Sox squad rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers. Humber allowed two hits, struck out two and walked none. His status appears to be tied to Jake Peavy: The White Sox are searching for a long reliever as well as a starter in case Peavy’s not ready to go when the season starts.Humber has bounced around since he was traded from the New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins in the Johan Santana deal in 2009. The Kansas City Royals waived the right-hander in December, and he was picked up by Oakland. He joined the White Sox after the Athletics cut him in January.He threw 19 of his 26 pitches for strikes against the Rangers.While Humber provided some good news, the White Sox lost right fielder Dayan Viciedo to a broken right thumb when he was hit by an inside changeup from Dave Bush in the eighth inning.Viciedo, in the middle of a terrific spring, is expected to miss 2 to 4 weeks.
SCOTTSDALE—Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning, leading the other split-squad of White Sox to a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.The White Sox have 33 extra-base hits and 43 runs in their last five games. Beckham finished with three hits against Arizona and is 9 for 18 with four RBIs in his last five.The Diamondbacks fielded a lineup of mostly regulars but managed only three hits off Gavin Floyd, who allowed a run and three hits over 4 2-3 innings in his third spring training start.Russell Branyan and Gerardo Parra homered for Arizona. Parra hit a two-run shot off top prospect Chris Sale in the seventh.Armando Galarraga pitched three innings for the Diamondbacks, yielding five runs and seven hits in his third spring start. He struck out two and walked two.The right-hander has allowed seven earned runs in eight innings this spring.