Monday, July 24, 2017 02:20 PM
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White Sox edge Cubs, end nine-game losing skid
The Sports Xchange
Jul 24, 2017
CHICAGO -- Adam Engel went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead home run and Matt Davidson added an insurance shot as the Chicago White Sox snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the crosstown Cubs on Monday at Wrigley Field.
Jose Abreu also had two hits, including an RBI double, in the first of four straight games between the city rivals.
White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez (5-9) worked 7 1/3 innings to pick up the victory.
Right hander Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 1/3 innings and survived a shaky ninth with two runners on before striking out Willson Contreras to end the game and earn his first career save.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks received a no-decision in his first start following a seven-week stay on the disabled list with tendinitis. Justin Grimm (1-1) worked 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.
Kevan Smith also had two hits for the White Sox while Jon Jay went 4-for-4 to account for nearly half the Cubs' attack.
Both teams had missed opportunities on Monday.
The White Sox had Engel perched at third with two out in the second following a Smith single, but the threat fizzled when Gonzalez grounded to third.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the second and Hendricks brought home Ben Zobrist from third for a 1-0 lead with his broken-bat fielder's choice grounder to second.
The White Sox threatened again in fourth with runners at first and second after a Smith bloop hit to left. But Gonzalez grounded to second on a 3-2 count to end the frame.
Abreu broke the shutout in the fifth with his RBI double to deep right. It brought home Melky Cabrera, who singled to lead off the inning and scored from first.
Abreu's RBI hit marked the end for Hendricks, who worked 4 1/3 innings in his first start since early June.
Hendricks allowed just one run on eight hits, struck out five and walked none while throwing 92 pitches.
Engel gave the White Sox a 2-1 lead in the sixth with a one-out, first-pitch solo homer off Grimm.
The Cubs had bases loaded with two out in the seventh. But Anthony Rizzo filed out on a long drive to the left-center warning track to end the frame.
Davidson then slammed his 19th home run of the season off Cubs reliever Koji Uehara to lead off the eighth for a 3-1 White Sox lead.
Gonzalez left after facing one batter in the Cubs' eighth. He allowed one run on seven hits, walked three and struck out three in his 7 1/3 inning outing.
Following Tuesday's day game at Wrigley Field, the series shifts to Guaranteed Rate Field for a pair of night games.
NOTES: White Sox LF Melky Cabrera led off on Monday despite rumors that he could be on the trading block. Cabrera is batting .295 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs and a 4-for-4 performance last Saturday at Kansas City. ... The White Sox's nine-game losing streak was their longest since 2013. ... The White Sox send LHP Carlos Rodon (1-3, 5.75 ERA) against Cubs RHP John Lackey (6-9, 5.04) in Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field. ... The White Sox and Cubs split the season series in 2015 and 2016 but the South Siders lead the overall series 58-51. ... 1B Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch for the 17th time this season in Monday's first inning. He's second in the big leagues behind Pittsburgh's Josh Harrison (20). ... Ben Zobrist went 0-for-3 on Monday and remains one extra-base hit away from 500 for his career. ... The Cubs return to NL Central competition on Friday with a three-game series at the Milwaukee Brewers. Of their remaining 64 games, 34 are against division opponents.
Jul 24, 2017
CHICAGO -- Adam Engel went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead home run and Matt Davidson added an insurance shot as the Chicago White Sox snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the crosstown Cubs on Monday at Wrigley Field.
Jose Abreu also had two hits, including an RBI double, in the first of four straight games between the city rivals.
White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez (5-9) worked 7 1/3 innings to pick up the victory.
Right hander Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 1/3 innings and survived a shaky ninth with two runners on before striking out Willson Contreras to end the game and earn his first career save.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks received a no-decision in his first start following a seven-week stay on the disabled list with tendinitis. Justin Grimm (1-1) worked 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.
Kevan Smith also had two hits for the White Sox while Jon Jay went 4-for-4 to account for nearly half the Cubs' attack.
Both teams had missed opportunities on Monday.
The White Sox had Engel perched at third with two out in the second following a Smith single, but the threat fizzled when Gonzalez grounded to third.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the second and Hendricks brought home Ben Zobrist from third for a 1-0 lead with his broken-bat fielder's choice grounder to second.
The White Sox threatened again in fourth with runners at first and second after a Smith bloop hit to left. But Gonzalez grounded to second on a 3-2 count to end the frame.
Abreu broke the shutout in the fifth with his RBI double to deep right. It brought home Melky Cabrera, who singled to lead off the inning and scored from first.
Abreu's RBI hit marked the end for Hendricks, who worked 4 1/3 innings in his first start since early June.
Hendricks allowed just one run on eight hits, struck out five and walked none while throwing 92 pitches.
Engel gave the White Sox a 2-1 lead in the sixth with a one-out, first-pitch solo homer off Grimm.
The Cubs had bases loaded with two out in the seventh. But Anthony Rizzo filed out on a long drive to the left-center warning track to end the frame.
Davidson then slammed his 19th home run of the season off Cubs reliever Koji Uehara to lead off the eighth for a 3-1 White Sox lead.
Gonzalez left after facing one batter in the Cubs' eighth. He allowed one run on seven hits, walked three and struck out three in his 7 1/3 inning outing.
Following Tuesday's day game at Wrigley Field, the series shifts to Guaranteed Rate Field for a pair of night games.
NOTES: White Sox LF Melky Cabrera led off on Monday despite rumors that he could be on the trading block. Cabrera is batting .295 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs and a 4-for-4 performance last Saturday at Kansas City. ... The White Sox's nine-game losing streak was their longest since 2013. ... The White Sox send LHP Carlos Rodon (1-3, 5.75 ERA) against Cubs RHP John Lackey (6-9, 5.04) in Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field. ... The White Sox and Cubs split the season series in 2015 and 2016 but the South Siders lead the overall series 58-51. ... 1B Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch for the 17th time this season in Monday's first inning. He's second in the big leagues behind Pittsburgh's Josh Harrison (20). ... Ben Zobrist went 0-for-3 on Monday and remains one extra-base hit away from 500 for his career. ... The Cubs return to NL Central competition on Friday with a three-game series at the Milwaukee Brewers. Of their remaining 64 games, 34 are against division opponents.
