Cubs outlast White Sox 7‑5 in 10 innings at Wrigley

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Wrigley Field before 40,354 fans. Crow-Armstrong finished 4 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs, and Nico Hoerner added four hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who improved to 73-53. Shota Imanaga allowed three earned runs on two hits and struck out 10 over six innings. Jacob Webb pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.

The White Sox scored three runs in the fourth on Randal Grichuk’s three-run homer, and Andrew Benintendi’s two-run shot in the eighth put Chicago White Sox ahead 5-4. Hoerner tied it in the ninth with an RBI single. The Cubs scored two in the first, two in the fifth, one in the ninth and two in the 10th. The White Sox fell to 65-59. Hagen Smith took the loss.

The Cubs had 14 hits; the White Sox had four. Time of game was 3:21.