Alfonso Soriano homers to back Matt Garza as Cubs club White Sox
Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs pulled away late to beat the White Sox 8-2 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
8
Chicago White Sox
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
D Sappelt singled to center, A Soriano scored, D Barney to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
C Ransom singled to center, D Sappelt and J Borbon scored, S Castro to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
D Sappelt singled to center, L Valbuena scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
L Valbuena doubled to deep left, A Soriano and D Navarro scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-2
G Beckham stole home.
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Stolen Base 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Soriano homered to left.
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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End Inning 8-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Keppinger batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A Dunn fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
A Dunn batting
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Play Result 8-2
J Russell relieved B Parker.
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A Rios lined out to second.
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Line Out 8-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
A Rios batting
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Borbon fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Borbon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
D Sappelt singled to center, A Soriano scored, D Barney to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Single 7-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
D Sappelt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Head to Head
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Gordon Beckham2B29
Alex RiosRF15
Adam Dunn1B10
Jeff KeppingerDH7
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Alexei RamirezSS24
Josh PhegleyC4
Blake TekotteCF
CHC
Starlin CastroSS13
Cody Ransom3B
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Dioner NavarroC17
Luis ValbuenaDH18
Darwin Barney2B20
Dave SappeltRF
Julio BorbonCF29
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