White Sox edge Cubs in 10th
Brian Goodwin led off the 10th inning with a two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox regrouped after Craig Kimbrel blew a threerun lead against his former team to beat the rebuilding crosstown Cubs, 8-6, Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Goodwin, who came in to run for Eloy Jiménez in the sixth, broke a 4-4 tie with his drive to left-center field against Manuel Rodríguez (0-2). Gavin Sheets and Tim Anderson added RBI singles to make it 8-4.
The Cubs cut it to 8-6 in the bottom half on Frank Schwindel’s two-run drive against Garrett Crochet. But the left-hander retired the next three batters. Liam Hendriks (6-2) got four outs in relief, striking out all four. The White Sox came away with the win after losing nine of 14.
Other games
Indians 6, Tigers 1: Cal Quantrill kept Miguel Cabrera in the ballpark as he nears 500 home runs and shut down the rest of Detroit’s lineup for seven innings, leading Cleveland past visiting Detroit. Quantrill (3-2) struck out a careerhigh 10 and gave up four singles. He retired 15 in a row after allowing two backto-back hits in the first. Phillies 4, Mets 2: Bryce Harper homered, Kyle Gibson pitched six strong innings and drove in the goahead run, and streaking Philadelphia won its sixth in a row to take over first place in the National League East Division with a victory against slumping New York. Didi Gregorius also went deep for the Phillies.
Braves 8, Nationals 4: Adam Duvall drove in three runs with two hits and host Atlanta turned a catcher’s interference call into a three-run rally to beat Washington for its fourth consecutive victory. The Braves matched their longest winning streak of the season and are one game behind NL East-leading Philadelphia. The Nationals have lost five in a row.
Rays 10, Orioles 6: Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs to to help Tampa Bay beat host Baltimore. Manuel Margot had three hits and an RBI for Tampa Bay.
Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 4: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tworun homer, Teoscar Hernández had three hits and three RBIs, and host Toronto used a nine-run fifth ito beat Boston 12-4, handing the skidding Red Sox their seventh loss in eight games.
Cardinals 4, Royals 2: Tyler O’Neill had a careerhigh four hits, including a solo home run, and Adam Wainwright threw seven effective innings and host St. Louis beat Kansas City.