Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Box Score on Jul 26, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 27, 2017

CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta allowed only two hits in 6 2/3 innings and Anthony Rizzo drilled a three-run double and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the crosstown rival White Sox 8-3 on Wednesday night.

Rizzo's bases-loaded double sparked a four-run fifth inning before the Cubs -- 10-2 since the All-Star break -- added another run in the sixth. The win, coupled with the Milwaukee Brewers' loss to the Washington Nationals, moved the Cubs into first place in the National League Central.

The White Sox have lost 14 of their last 16 games.

Rizzo added an RBI single in the eighth inning and Addison Russell homered in the ninth to cap the Cubs' scoring. Alen Hanson homered in the White Sox eighth off reliever Mike Montgomery.

The Cubs' offensive burst was more than enough for Arrieta (10-7), who surrendered a double in the fifth inning to Omar Narvaez and Yoan Moncada's first major league home run with two outs in the seventh inning.

Arrieta struck out five and walked two.

Rizzo's three-run double in the fifth inning gave the Cubs a 4-0 lead. Victor Caratini led off with a single before Jason Heyward walked and Kris Bryant reached on an error. Rizzo cleared the bases with a double that soared over the head of center fielder Adam Engel.

That chased White Sox starter James Shields (2-3), who didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning but left after giving up five runs (three earned) while walking three and striking our four in four-plus innings.

The Cubs extended their lead to 5-0 with two outs on Jon Jay's RBI single.

Alen Hanson got the White Sox on the board with a sacrifice fly that scored Yoan Moncada, who walked with one out before advancing to third on Narvaez's double.

After neither team managed a hit in the first three innings, the Cubs broke through in the fourth.

Rizzo singled with one out after Shields, who issued a second-inning walk, retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced. After Rizzo advanced to third on a Ben Zobrist single, he gave the Cubs a 1-0 led on Kyle Schwarber's RBI single.

NOTES: Cubs LHP Brett Anderson was designated for assignment after being activated from the 60-day disabled list. Anderson was 2-2 with an 8.18 ERA for the Cubs this season. Anderson had been sidelined with a lower back strain. ... White Sox OF Avisail Garcia will be sidelined for "a couple of weeks," general manager Rick Hahn said after an MRI showed a ligament strain in Garcia's right thumb. Garcia also has experienced discomfort in his right middle finger recently. Hahn said Garcia likely won't require a procedure on the thumb before he returns. ... The White Sox traded RHP Anthony Swarzak to the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Ryan Cordell, the Brewers' 17th-rated prospect, according to MLB.com. ...RHP Jake Petricka was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list after being placed on the DL June 29 with a right elbow strain. He will take Swarzak's roster spot.