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White Sox Outlast Cubs

In a game heard on WHOW, Lucas Giolito struck out 10, Luis Robert made a game-saving catch and Matt Foster worked out of a major jam Wednesday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 at Wrigley Field.

 

Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia homered for the White Sox, who overcame an early 3-1 deficit.

 

Giolito (1-1) reached double digits in strikeouts for the 14th time since joining the White Sox in 2017. He allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings, including home runs by Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom in the second.

 

After issuing a walk to Ian Happ, the right-hander was pulled in favor of Reynaldo Lopez.

 

Willson Contreras ripped a drive to deep center field, where Robert sprinted to make the grab before his left shoulder crashed into the brick wall. Robert laid on the warning track for several seconds before trotting off the field under his own power.

 

The Cubs, held to three hits through seven innings, put the potential tying and go-ahead runs on base with no outs in the eighth. Foster relieved Aaron Bummer and retired the next three batters, punctuated by a called third strike on Happ.

 

Liam Hendricks pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

 

The White Sox (11-13) swept the two-game series against their intercity rivals and stretched their winning streak to three. The Cubs (10-14) lost for the fifth time in six games.

 

RHP Vince Velasquez (1-2, 4.58 ERA) will face the Boston Red Sox in Friday's series opener. Velasquez pitched 5 2/3 innings Monday in a 4-0 win over the Angels.

 

Drew Smyly (1-2, 2.79) is scheduled to pitch Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers if he returns from the bereavement list. Smyly allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 5-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on April 28.

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