CHICAGO (AP) Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied a career high with four RBIs, and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Chicago White Sox 11-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Chicago dropped to 2-13, the worst 15-game start in the franchiseā€™s 124-year history. The White Sox had 14 hits in the series and have scored a major league-low 34 runs.

"We need to relax and play baseball,ā€ Chicago manager Pedro Grifol said, ā€œand enjoy this game as opposed to putting everything on our shoulders as individuals and think that we're the one that are going to fit it. We fix this as a team.ā€

Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini hit two-homers for the Reds, at 9-6 off to their best 15-game start in three years. Encarnacion-Strand also had four RBIs against Pittsburgh last Sept. 23. Encarnacion-Strand is batting .185 with two home runs.

Martini drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which outscored Chicago 27-5 in the three-game series.

ā€œWe swung it pretty well the last few days,ā€ said Martini, who is from Chicagoā€™s northwest suburbs. ā€œThereā€™s a lot of confidence going deeper into this road trip for sure.ā€

Cincinnatiā€™s Elly De La Cruz went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts, ending a 19-game streak of reaching base dating to last season.

Graham Ashcraft (2-1) struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, while allowing two runs and five hits.

ā€œGreat start today, but offense, base running, plays on the defensive side,ā€ Reds manager David Bell said. ā€œIt all added up quite well in all areas.ā€

Michael Soroka (0-2) gave up five runs, five hits and six walks in 4 2/3 innings as his ERA rose to 6.98.

ā€œWalks killed us,ā€ Grifol said. ā€œBehind in the count also killed us.ā€

Encarnacion-Strand homered and Jeimer Candelario grounded a two-run single that deflected off first baseman Gavin Sheets as Cincinnati took a 4-0 lead in the third.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: LHP Sam Moll (shoulder impingement) pitched a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

White Sox: Manager Pedro Grifol said OF Eloy JimĆ©nez (left adductor strain) looked good after a workout, but had no further update. JimĆ©nez, IF YoĆ”n Moncada and OF Luis Robert, Chicagoā€™s No. 2, 3 and 4 hitters on opening day are all on the IL.

UP NEXT

Reds: RHP Frankie Montas (2-1, 2.16) starts Monday at Seattle against RHP George Kirby (1-2, 8.16).

White Sox: RHP Erick Fedde (0-0, 4.30) makes his fourth start of the season and Kansas City will counter with RHP Seth Lugo (2-0, 1.45) in Chicago on Monday night.

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