Mike Olt grand slam helps Cubs avoid sweep by White Sox
Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Mike Olt homered, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a four-game slide with a 12-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
12
Chicago White Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| CHW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
D Viciedo singled to left, M Semien scored, A Dunn to second.
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Advancing On Force 12-5
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
W Castillo singled to center, S Castro scored, N Schierholtz to third.
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Advancing On Play 12-4
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
M Olt homered to left, A Rizzo, N Schierholtz and W Castillo scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-4
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
W Castillo hit by pitch, L Valbuena scored, A Rizzo to third, N Schierholtz to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
C Gillaspie singled to center, T Flowers scored, G Beckham to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
T Flowers singled to center, A Ramirez scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
S Castro homered to left center, A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 12-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
A De Aza struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 12-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 12-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 12-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-5
A De Aza batting
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Play Result 12-5
W Wright relieved J Grimm.
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
A Ramirez singled to center, A Dunn to third, D Viciedo to second.
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Advancing On Force 12-5
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Advancing On Force 12-5
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Single 12-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-5
A Ramirez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
D Viciedo singled to left, M Semien scored, A Dunn to second.
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Advancing On Force 12-5
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Advancing On Force 12-5
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Single 12-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
D Viciedo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
A Dunn singled to center, M Semien to second.
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Advancing On Force 12-4
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Single 12-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
A Dunn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
M Semien walked.
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
M Semien batting
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Play Result 12-4
M Semien hit for J Abreu.
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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
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Jose Abreu1B79
Adam DunnDH10
Dayan ViciedoLF
Alexei RamirezSS24
Alejandro De AzaCF17
Moises SierraRF49
Tyler FlowersC25
Substitutes
Leury GarciaPH63
Marcus SemienPH10
Adrian NietoC48
CHC
Ryan KalishCF51
Luis Valbuena2B18
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Welington CastilloC20
Chris CoghlanDH7
Mike Olt3B25
Junior LakeLF48
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