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Dylan Cease struck out 10 in five solid innings to earn the win.
Jimenez and Cease, both acquired by the White Sox in a July 2017
trade with the crosstown Cubs, shined against their former
organization to lift the White Sox to their fifth win in seven
games.
The Cubs have lost four straight and 10 of 12.
Jimenez cracked a two-run home run in the first inning, a
two-run double in the second and a solo shot in the fifth,
providing a spark that helped key the White Sox's third
three-game sweep at Wrigley Field since the teams' interleague
rivalry began in 1997.
The White Sox's power surge began at the earliest possible
juncture.
Reinserted in the starting lineup after he initially was due to
get a night off to rest, Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson homered
against Cubs right-hander Zach Davies on the first pitch of the
game.
Two batters later, Jimenez hit his first blast of the night.
Yoan Moncada walked before Andrew Vaughn gave the White Sox
their third long ball of the inning giving the visitors a 5-0
lead.
Davies (6-9) lost his third straight start. He yielded seven
runs and seven hits in two innings with one walk and five
strikeouts.
After yielding four home runs in 25 1/3 innings over five July
starts, Davies has allowed five homers in six innings in his two
August starts.
Frank Schwindel delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single in the
second to open the Cubs' scoring. Greg Deichmann added an RBI
single in the third.
Cease (9-6) benefited from the early run support to win his
second straight start, scattering three runs on five hits and
three walks.
Anderson joined Jimenez with three hits for the White Sox, while
Vaughn had two hits and three RBIs.
Rafael Ortega had two hits for the Cubs, who struck out 16 times
in the game.
--Field Level Media
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