Eighth-inning barrage powers Cubs to 15-7 rout of Reds and a split of the critical 4-game series
Chicago moved three games ahead of Cincinnati in the National League Central and currently holds the second NL wildcard.
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Chicago moved three games ahead of Cincinnati in the National League Central and currently holds the second NL wildcard.
Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Tarik Skubal worked seven solid innings and the Detroit Tigers ran their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
In a matchup of National League playoff contenders, Javier Assad pitched a season-high eight shutout innings and Jeimer Candelario launched his career-best 20th homer to help Chicago take a 1-0 lead into the ninth.
Andre Lipcius' first hit in the major leagues was a two-run homer in a four-run first inning, Miguel Cabrera had four hits and three RBIs and rookie Reese Olson pitched seven scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Saturday night.
Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs and rookie Jordan Wicks threw five innings of one-run ball.
He is in his seventh season with the Sox baseball operations department, including the last three as assistant general manager.
Chris Getz has been named the new senior vice president/general manager of the Chicago White Sox, the club announced Thursday.
Cody Bellinger drove in the tiebreaking run with a ricochet infield single in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee 3-2 to pull within three games of the first-place Brewers in the NL Central.
The Chicago White Sox hit three home runs off 13-game winner Kyle Gibson to rally from an early four-run deficit and beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 to avoid a three-game sweep.
The first-place Brewers came into Wrigley Field on an eight-game winning streak, but the Cubs are riding the confidence of their recent play too.
It was a whirlwind week that included owner Jerry Reinsdorf firing Executive Vice President Kenny Williams and General Manager Rick Hahn.
Cody Bellinger had three hits and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 on Sunday.
Mike Clevinger struck out 10 in seven sparkling innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series between two of the worst teams in the majors.
Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night.
Yoán Moncada hit a three-run homer, Touki Toussaint pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Saturday night, finishing a difficult week for the franchise with a sorely needed victory.
Nick Allen homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-4.
The Cubs lost for the second time in seven games.
"Not the way we drew it up, but it was a major league win," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said.
Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking, two-out single in the eighth inning, and the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4.
Right before its eighth loss in 10 games, Chicago announced that executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn had been fired.
Andy Ibañez had his first two-homer game to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Tuesday night.
The lowly White Sox (49-76) lost for the seventh time in nine games. They have been outscored 44-18 in their last four games.
Yan Gomes and Nick Madrigal hit doubles in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Monday night.
Cody Bellinger homered twice and Justin Steele pitched six effective innings, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Saturday.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead home run and Cole Ragans pitched six effective innings to help the Kansas City Royals end a three-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
