Cubs 4, White Sox 4
Chesny Young hit a two-run single with two out in the seventh inning but took a called third strike from Juan Minaya with the winning run at third in the bottom of the ninth inning as the White Sox and Cubs played to a 4-4 tie Monday at Sloan Park.
At the plate: White Sox slugger Jose Abreu hit a two-run home run during a three-run fifth. The Cubs’ Addison Russell hit a home run in the first inning off prospect Lucas Giolito that landed on the concourse behind the left field berm.
On the mound: Giolito struck out Miguel Montero and Contreras in succession in the second. Seth Frankoff, who is expected to start for Triple-A Iowa, pitched two scoreless innings for the Cubs.
In the field: Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada made a diving stop of Rizzo’s grounder in the first. Schwarber made a routine catch of a drive by Matt Davidson to end the fifth.
Key number: 15 – Players from Cubs and White Sox participating in World Baseball Classic.
Up next: White Sox vs. Mariners, 2:05 p.m. Tuesday at Camelback Ranch. RH Michael Kopech vs. RH Felix Hernandez; White Sox vs. Reds Tuesday at Goodyear. RH Reynaldo Lopez vs. LH Brandon Finnegan.
Cubs vs. Angels, 2:05 p.m. Tuesday at Sloan Park. RH Alec Mills vs. LH Manny Banuelos.
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