Contreras homers again as Cubs beat White Sox 7-2
Willson Contreras drove in four runs and Carl Edwards Jr. provided some timely relief, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday.
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Chicago White Sox
2
Chicago Cubs
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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| 10/10/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | L 0-2 | MLB |
| 10/8/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 5-9 | MLB |
| 10/7/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 3-9 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Almora Jr. doubled to deep right, Happ scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Almora Jr. hit sacrifice fly to left, Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Contreras singled to shallow center, Jay scored, Rizzo to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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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 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Zobrist doubled to right center, Russell scored, Lackey to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Rodón doubled to deep center, Anderson and Narváez scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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End Inning 2-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
A. García grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-7
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
A. García batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Abreu grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cabrera out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Ground Out 2-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Cabrera singled to right.
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Single 2-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
Cabrera batting
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Play Result 2-7
Duensing relieved Rondón.
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Start Inning 2-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-7
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Lineup Change 2-7
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End Inning 2-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Russell flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
Russell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Báez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Ben ZobristRF18
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Willson ContrerasC40
Ian Happ2B8
Albert AlmoraCF5
Javier Baez3B28
Addison RussellSS27
John LackeyP41
Substitutes
Jon JayLF9
Carl Edwards Jr.P52
Pedro StropP64
Kyle SchwarberPH12
Hector RondonP28
Brian DuensingP32
CHW
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Avisail GarciaRF24
Matt Davidson3B4
Yoan Moncada2B10
Tim AndersonSS77
Omar NarvaezC22
Adam EngelCF5
Carlos RodonP55
Substitutes
Chris BeckP70
Gregory InfanteP53
David A. HolmbergP97
Yolmer SanchezPH62
Tyler ClippardP39
Tyler SaladinoSS13
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