Sox overcome wildness, come back to beat Cubs

The Chicago Cubs scored early against the Chicago White Sox for a third straight game Sunday, but the Sox were able to overcome wildness by starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and come back to win 4-3 at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs won the first two games of the three-game series.

Giolito managed to last 5⅔ innings despite walking seven and uncorking 3 wild pitches.

Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks worked 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs, 3 earned.

The White Sox (10-27) snapped a seven-game losing streak while the Cubs (21-16) had their winning streak snapped at five.

The Cubs scored 5 runs in the first inning against the Sox on Friday and 4 in Saturday's first inning. On Sunday, they picked up a pair of runs in the first to take a 2-0 lead. Ben Zobrist led off with a walk, and after Kris Bryant flied out, Zobrist advanced to second and third on 2 wild pitches by Giolito. Anthony Rizzo walked and stole second base. Willson Contreras grounded into a fielder's choice, with Zobrist being tagged out at the plate. Contreras stole second base, and Javier Baez followed with a 2-run single.

The Sox' Matt Davidson hit a solo homer (No. 11) in the second. Some sloppy fielding hurt the Cubs in the third. With two outs, Adam Engel singled. With Volmer Sanchez up, Contreras tried to pick Engle off first base, but the catcher's throw sailed into right field for a two-base error. Sanchez then drove Engel home with a single.

Ian Happ's RBI double gave the Cubs a 3-2 lead in the fourth.

The Sox got 2 in the sixth. Jose Abreu singled with one out. Nicky Delmonico tripled Abreu home, and Davidson hit a sacrifice fly.

An RBI single by Leury Garcia gave the So a 5-3 lead in the seventh.

The Cubs managed only 3 hits for the game.