White Sox Sweep Rays 8-7
Chicago starter James Shields left with a two-run lead but was denied his first road win since opening day.
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Chicago starter James Shields left with a two-run lead but was denied his first road win since opening day.
Jose Abreu hit his 19th homer in the fourth for Chicago, tying it at 1. It was Abreu's third homer in three games.
Kyle Hendricks (8-9) allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings to win his second straight start. He struck out seven and walked none.
Yoan Moncada hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.
Anthony Rizzo homered and had three hits, and Ben Zobrist drove in two runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs.
With MLB starting to think about division races, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday night to end a season-high, seven-game losing streak.
In a matchup of teams on track to both lose 100 or more games, the White Sox avoided getting swept in the three-game series.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, helping Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Gregory Polanco hit his team-leading 19th home run, Francisco Cervelli added his 10th of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates finished off a frantic trade deadline day with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero and others, while contenders stock up for pennant races.
The last time the Cardinals scored six runs in the opening inning was eight years to the day, on July 28, 2010, against the Mets.
With MLB finishing out July and starting to think about pennant races, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
Francisco Arcia became the first Los Angeles Angels player with four RBIs in his major league debut, hitting a three-run homer in a 12-8 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Chicago got two runs in the fifth on Anthony Rizzo's RBI single and run-scoring grounder by Albert Almora Jr.
Cubs scored the go-ahead run in the eighth on Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed's throwing error as Chicago edged the Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday.
Paul Goldschmidt homered and Patrick Corbin pitched seven strong innings to pick up his first win in seven weeks, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
Adam Engel reached on an infield single with two outs in the sixth for Chicago's first hit.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking solo homer off Mike Mayers (2-1) with two out in the sixth inning.
Chicago got four runs in the fourth inning after Hernandez was dominant the first time through the lineup.
Anthony Rizzo had four hits from the leadoff spot and Mike Montgomery pitched six effective innings, but the Cubs' bullpen was unable to close it out.
Javier Baez had three hits and two RBIs, and Tommy La Stella also drove in two runs in the makeup of an April 16 rainout.
Seattle answered Chicago's early run in the bottom of the first. Dee Gordon, who went 4 for 4.
Carpenter stuck around for one more swing, and connected for a three-run homer Friday that capped off a historic performance for the St. Louis Cardinals in an 18-5 romp over the Chicago Cubs.
The NL Central-leading Cubs lost for just the fourth time in their last 17 games.
