Luis Robert Jr. hits tiebreaking solo homer as White Sox beat Cubs in Crosstown Classic
Robert drove a hanging slider from Julian Merryweather deep to left with two out in the seventh inning.
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Robert drove a hanging slider from Julian Merryweather deep to left with two out in the seventh inning.
Cody Bellinger had his third straight multi-hit game, scored twice and drove in a run.
The Cubs entered having won three straight and 13 of 16.
Jameson Taillon pitched five-plus innings for his fourth straight win.
Cristopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki also went deep to help push the Cubs within three games of the NL Central lead.
Jeimer Candelario went 4 for 5 and scored two runs in his first game since he was reacquired by the Cubs.
Candelario, who made his big-league debut with the Cubs in 2016 season, hit .258 with 16 homers and 53 RBIs in 99 games with Washington.
Dansby Swanson hit his 13th homer for the third-place Cubs (53-53).
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The game marked the beginning of a second four-game series between the two clubs in the span of four days.