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Happ went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs
and two RBIs, while Christopher Morel and Patrick Wisdom both
homered for the Cubs.
Luke Little (2-1) picked up the win with a 1-2-3 eighth and
Hector Neris earned his eighth save with a scoreless ninth,
picking off Duke Ellis, the tying run, at second in the process.
Luis Robert Jr. homered and finished with two hits and two runs
while Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-3 with a two-run shot for the White
Sox, who have matched the third-longest losing streak in
franchise history.
The White Sox jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning
against Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, taking advantage of a Morel
error to score four unearned runs.
Andrew Vaughn and Robert led off the frame with back-to-back
singles before Vaughn scored when Morel mishandled Paul DeJong's
grounder. One out later, Korey Lee smacked a two-run double to
make it 3-0.
With two outs, Sosa capped the rally with his two-run blast.
Imanaga lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up five runs (one earned)
on seven hits. He struck out six without walking anyone.
After a 42-minute rain delay, the Cubs cut their deficit to 5-1
in the fifth against White Sox starter Chris Flexen. Happ opened
the inning with a double and later scored on a double by Dansby
Swanson.
The Cubs tied it at 5-all in the sixth against relievers Justin
Anderson and Tanner Banks thanks to two-run shots from Morel and
Wisdom. Morel went deep off Anderson, while Wisdom got the best
of Banks.
Robert, playing for the first time since April 5 because of a
right hip flexor strain, launched a ball 448 feet in the seventh
to put the White Sox up 6-5.
An inning later, Happ plated Cody Bellinger and Morel with his
double, which came against Jordan Leasure (0-1).
Flexen yielded one run and three hits in five innings. He didn't
issue a walk and struck out four.
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