Gordon Beckham provides power as White Sox trample Cubs
Gordon Beckham homered for the second straight night and Paul Konerko had a big three-run double, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 victory over the sliding Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
Chicago White Sox
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
M Semien singled to left, P Konerko scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
P Konerko doubled to deep left, J Abreu, D Viciedo and A Ramirez scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
E Bonifacio doubled to left, D Barney scored, R Kalish to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
M Olt homered to left (394 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
G Beckham homered to center (418 feet), M Sierra and A Nieto scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: 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 Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 6: in play
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End Inning 3-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
M Olt struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
M Olt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
W Castillo popped into double play, shortstop to first, S Castro doubled off first.
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Advancing On Play 3-8
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Pop Out 3-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
W Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
S Castro walked.
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
S Castro batting
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Play Result 3-8
M Cleto relieved J Petricka.
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Start Inning 3-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-8
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Lineup Change 3-8
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End Inning 3-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
D Viciedo struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
D Viciedo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
J Abreu grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 3-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 579 events.
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
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
Gordon Beckham2B29
Alejandro De AzaCF17
Jose Abreu1B79
Dayan ViciedoLF
Alexei RamirezSS24
Paul KonerkoDH14
Moises SierraRF49
Marcus Semien3B10
Adrian NietoC48
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Welington CastilloC20
Mike OltDH25
Luis Valbuena3B18
Darwin Barney2B20
Ryan KalishRF51
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