Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
10
Chicago White Sox
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings for his NL-leading eighth win, Willson Contreras homered twice and the Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of clinching the NL Central title by pounding the crosstown White Sox 10-0 Friday night.
CHC 
Jason Heyward LF
H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
Ian Happ LF
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
Willson Contreras 1B
H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 3
Jason Kipnis 2B
H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
CHW 
Jose Abreu 1B
H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Tim Anderson SS
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Adam Engel CF
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
Nick Madrigal 3B
H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
CHC win series 2-1
Tim AndersonSS77
Yoan Moncada3B10
Yasmani GrandalC6Jose Abreu1B79
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Nomar MazaraRF15
Luis Robert Jr.CF88Adam EngelLF5Nick Madrigal2B20Ian HappLF8
Anthony Rizzo1B48Willson ContrerasDH40Jason HeywardRF22
Javier BaezSS28
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Victor CaratiniC37Jason Kipnis2B22
Nico Hoerner3B2
Patrick Wisdom1B35
Billy HamiltonCF0Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Contreras homered to right (380 feet).
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Happ flied out to center, Caratini scored on error by catcher Grandal, Hoerner safe at second on error, Kipnis safe at third on error.
Happ flied out to center, Caratini scored on error by catcher Grandal, Hoerner safe at second on error, Kipnis safe at third on error.
Happ flied out to center, Caratini scored on error by catcher Grandal, Hoerner safe at second on error, Kipnis safe at third on error.
Happ flied out to center, Caratini scored on error by catcher Grandal, Hoerner safe at second on error, Kipnis safe at third on error.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Contreras scored on error, Báez safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Fry, Báez out at second in rundown.
Contreras scored on error, Báez safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Fry, Báez out at second in rundown.
Contreras scored on error, Báez safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Fry, Báez out at second in rundown.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Caratini homered to right (371 feet), Hamilton scored.
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Báez homered to left center (428 feet).
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Abreu grounded out to third.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Andrew Chafin pitches to Jose Abreu
Grandal fouled out to pitcher.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Andrew Chafin pitches to Yasmani Grandal
Moncada struck out swinging.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Andrew Chafin pitches to Yoan Moncada
Chafin relieved Winkler
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Hamilton popped into double play, third to shortstop, Báez doubled off second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Yolmer Sanchez pitches to Billy Hamilton
Báez doubled to right center.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Yolmer Sanchez pitches to Javier Baez
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