Boone Logan relieved and Edmonds greeted him with another line drive into the left field bleachers to make it 10-4 and send the Cubs’ crowd into a full-fledged tizzy on a 70-degree day at Wrigley Field.

“He just had a good day. I’m not going to promote the guy who is hitting .218 (actually .238), “ White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of Edmonds.

“I’d rather have him out there than (injured Alfonso) Soriano. He’s a veteran player and he knows what he’s doing ... Hopefully he doesn’t have another game like that against us. Jim doesn’t scare me. I’ll pitch to him anytime.”

Cubs manager Lou Piniella had just one regret after the outburst — he pinch-hit for Fontenot when he came to bat for the second time, denying him a chance to also hit two homers in the same inning.

“You know, I didn’t realize that,” Piniella said. “I shouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have. I just didn’t realize it. Those are those senior moments.”

The outburst made it easy for Marquis (6-3) to win his fourth straight start and fifth straight decision. He gave up eight hits and five runs in seven innings and also collected two hits.

Wise, brought up from the minors on Tuesday, hit his first homer since Oct. 3, 2004 — with the Braves at Wrigley Field — and just the 10th of his career to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead.

Ramirez also had an RBI single in the first.

The White Sox got a run in the eighth when Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol walked the bases loaded and threw a wild pitch before retiring the side with Jim Thome in the on-deck circle. Dye singled in a run off Bob Howry in the ninth to slice it to 11-7 before Kerry Wood came on to strike out Nick Swisher with two runners on to get his 19th save in 23 tries.

Notes: The fourth inning was the Cubs’ biggest since scoring 10 against the Cardinals on June 10, 2004 at Wrigley Field. ... Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano went on the DL Saturday with a minor shoulder strain and will miss two starts. ... Cubs OF Reed Johnson has been out four games and recently had an injection to calm back spasms.

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