Cubs start fast again, hold on to beat White Sox

Posted May 12, 2018 1:00 am

By Bruce Miles

For the second day in a row, the Chicago Cubs struck quickly and went on to beat the Chicago White Sox.

The Cubs scored 4 runs in the first inning Saturday and went on to beat the Sox 8-4 at Wrigley Field. The victory was the Cubs' fifth in a row, and it improved their record to 21-15. The White Sox dropped their seventh straight, falling to 9-27. The game was delayed 2 hours, 15 minutes by rain at the start.

Just as they did in Friday's 11-2 victory, the Cubs enjoyed a big first inning. After scoring 5 runs in the first on Friday, the Cubs got 4 in the first Saturday, with Anthony Rizzo hitting a 3-run homer.

Jon Lester started for the Cubs and worked 5⅔ innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run.

James Shields worked for the Sox and gave up 7 hits and 5 runs in 6 innings.

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras homered in the seventh, giving him 3 homers in two days. Matt Davidson hit a 3-run homer for the Sox in the eighth against Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr.

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher James Shields reacts after Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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