Goodwin homers in 10th, White Sox beat Cubs 8-6 at Wrigley
CHICAGO (AP) - Brian Goodwin led off the 10th inning with a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox regrouped to beat the Cubs 8-6 on Friday at Wrigley Field after Craig Kimbrel blew a three-run lead against his former team,
Goodwin, who came in to run for Eloy Jiménez in the sixth, broke a 4-all tie with his drive to left-center against Manuel Rodríguez (0-2). Gavin Sheets and Tim Anderson added RBI singles to make it 8-4.
The Cubs cut it to 8-6 in the bottom half on Frank Schwindel´s two-run drive against Garrett Crochet. But the left-hander retired the next three batters.
Liam Hendriks (6-2) got four outs in relief, striking out all four.
The AL Central leaders were sailing along with a 4-1 lead after Lance Lynn pitched into the seventh and Cesar Hernandez homered.
The game turned when Kimbrel came in to start the eighth. The right-hander was dealt to the South Side from the Cubs as part of a selloff that also saw Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Báez get traded prior to the July 30 deadline. The eight-time All-Star gave up singles to Matt Duffy and Frank Schwindel before Andrew Romine tied it with a three-run shot to right.
Chicago White Sox's Brian Goodwin celebrates in the dugout after his two-run home run off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Manuel Rodriguez during the 10th inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
INDIANS 6, TIGERS 1
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cal Quantrill kept Miguel Cabrera in the ballpark as he nears 500 home runs and shut down the rest of Detroit´s lineup for seven innings, leading Cleveland.
Quantrill (3-2) struck out a career-high 10 and gave up four singles. He retired 15 in a row after allowing a pair of back-to-back hits in the first inning.
Blake Parker gave up a run to the Tigers in the ninth before Emmanuel Clase came on with the bases loaded and struck out two for his 15th save.
Bobby Bradley hit a two-run double off Matt Manning (2-5) as the Indians prevented the improved Tigers from jumping them into second place in the AL Central.
Cabrera went 1 for 3 with a walk and remained at 498 career homers, two shy of becoming the 28th player to reach the hallowed milestone. Cabrera has homered 50 times against the Indians - his most against any team.
PHILLIES 4, METS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper homered, Kyle Gibson pitched six strong innings and drove in the go-ahead run against New York, and Philadelphia won its sixth straight game to take over first place in the NL East.
Didi Gregorius also went deep to help the Phillies extend the longest active winning streak in the majors and move four games above .500.
The Mets, who have lost seven of nine, fell out of first place for the first time since May 7. Jonathan Villar homered in the ninth for New York.
Gibson (8-3) allowed one run and four hits with three strikeouts and four walks. Ian Kennedy recovered from Villar´s leadoff homer in the ninth for his 17th save and first with the Phillies. Marcus Stroman (7-11) was the loser.
REDS 10, PIRATES 0
CINCINNATI (AP) - Mike Moustakas went 3 for 4 with three doubles and two RBIs in his return from the injured list to help Cincinnati rout Pittsburgh.
Tucker Barnhart hit a three-run homer, Jesse Winker and Jonathan India each hit solo homers and the Reds moved within three games of the Padres for the second NL wild-card spot.
Moustakas - who came off the IL on Friday after missing 68 games with a right heel contusion - had a two-run double in his first at-bat. Barnhart´s three-run blast to right capped off a seven-run first inning.
For the sixth time this season, the Reds scored at least 10 runs for Wade Miley (9-4), who allowed only six hits through seven innings. JT Brubaker (4-11) was the loser.
BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 4
ATLANTA (AP) - Adam Duvall drove in three runs with two hits and Atlanta turned a catcher´s interference call into a three-run rally to beat Washington for its fourth consecutive victory.
The Braves matched their longest winning streak of the season and are one game behind NL East-leading Philadelphia. The Nationals have lost five in a row.
The Nationals led 3-2 with two outs in the fifth before the catcher´s interference call turned the momentum to the Braves. Jorge Soler was awarded first base after his bat hit the glove of Washington catcher Tres Barrera. The interference call triggered a string of four consecutive hits off Erick Fedde.
Edgar Santana (2-0) recorded the final out in the fifth for the victory. Erick Fedde (4-8) has lost four consecutive decisions,
Chicago Cubs' Andrew Romine (24) celebrates his three-run home run off Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel, outside the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
