Kelly's tiebreaking single, 4 RBIs lead Cubs to 10-5 win at White Sox
[May 16, 2026]
CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh
inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game
White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival
on Friday night.
Before a crowd of 38,723, the first home sellout for the White Sox this
season, the Cubs went ahead to stay after wasting leads of 1-0 and 4-1. |
Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner celebrates with teammates in the dugout after
scoring on a Michael Busch double during the fifth inning of a baseball
game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP
Photo/Paul Beaty) |
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Kelly had an RBI single in the fourth, a bases-loaded infield
against Bryan Hudson (1-1) in the seventh that put the Cubs
ahead for good at 5-4 and a two-run double in a four-run eighth
that built a 10-4 lead.
Jarred Kelenic hit his first home run for the White Sox, a
446-foot drive in the ninth off Javier Assad.
Trent Thornton (2-0) struck out two in two perfect innings.
The Cubs had 14 hits. Seiya Suzuki stopped an 0-for-17 slide
with an RBI single that put the visitors ahead 4-1.
Colson Montgomery, Miguel Vargas and Kelenic hit solo homers for
the White Sox.
White Sox reliever Jordan Hicks walked four and allowed four
runs while getting two outs in the eighth.
Up next
Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.94) starts Saturday opposite
White Sox RHP Davis Martin (5-1, 1.62).
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