White Sox knock off Cubs 10-4

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs played without shortstop Addison Russell after he was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, and they were unable to overcome a shaky performance by Jose Quintana in a 10-4 loss to the crosstown White Sox on Friday.

Quintana (13-11) was charged with five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings against his former team. The left-hander had been pitching well, going 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA over his previous six starts.

The Cubs began the day with a 2 1/2-game lead over second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.

Kevan Smith hit a three-run homer for the White Sox, who finished with 19 hits. Daniel Palka also homered and Ryan LaMarre went 3 for 3 with three RBIs.

White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (7-9) struck out eight while pitching seven innings of one-run ball. He improved to 3-0 with a sparkling 0.79 ERA in his last five outings.

Daniel Murphy led off the game with his 12th homer, but the White Sox went ahead to stay with three in the second.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria sent Palka up to hit for Smith in the sixth, and he responded with a two-run shot for a 6-1 lead.

Castillo and Yoan Moncada also had three hits, helping the White Sox even their crosstown series with the Cubs at two games apiece.

Murphy had three hits and David Bote had two RBIs for the Cubs.