GLENDALE—John Danks walked three in another wild outing but the White Sox beat a Colorado Rockies split-squad 9-8 on Tuesday.The left-hander, who had a career-high 15 wins last season, allowed two runs and five hits over 3 1-3 innings. He has five walks in 5 1-3 innings this spring.Ozzie Guillen pulled Danks in the fourth after he let four of the first five batters reach base. Anthony Carter came in and retired the next two batters to get out of the jam.Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer off Danks in the fourth and also made some nice plays at third base.Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo had three hits apiece for the Sox who went 8 for 14 with runners in scoring position. Tyler Flowers hit a solo homer.Viciedo, who also nailed a runner at the plate from right field in the eighth, is batting .476 this spring and leads the team with 10 hits.Dexter Fowler and Ben Paulsen each had two hits for the Rockies, and Michael McKenry had a solo homer in the ninth.
NOTES—Sox 3B Mark Teahen’s throwing error in the second inning was his fifth error in five games this spring. … Boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited the White Sox clubhouse on Tuesday morning to help spread the word about his charity organization. “I was glad that kids got to see what charity is all about,” Guillen said of Ali’s visit. “He wants to help the community without being somebody.”