Kelly Powers Cubs Past White Sox, 10‑5
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Carson Kelly drove in four runs with three hits, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Kelly singled in the first and fourth innings, then added a two-run ground-rule double in the eighth as the Cubs broke the game open with four runs.
Trent Thornton earned the win, throwing two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts. Edward Cabrera started for the Cubs but lasted only 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits.
Miguel Vargas homered and drove in a run for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery also went deep. Bryan Hudson took the loss, his first of the season.
The Cubs scored once in the first and fourth innings, two in the fifth and seventh, and four in the eighth. The White Sox countered with one in the second, two in the fifth, one in the sixth and one in the ninth.
Chicago outhit Chicago 14-8. The attendance was 38,723, and the game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes. The Cubs improved to 29-16 while the White Sox fell to 22-22.