Kelly's tiebreaking single, 4 RBIs lead Cubs to 10-5 win at White Sox
Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman, center, is congratulated as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Denver. Credit: AP/David Zalubowski
CHICAGO — Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival on Friday night.
Before a crowd of 38,723, the first home sellout for the White Sox this season, the Cubs went ahead to stay after wasting leads of 1-0 and 4-1.
Kelly had an RBI single in the fourth, a bases-loaded infield against Bryan Hudson (1-1) in the seventh that put the Cubs ahead for good at 5-4 and a two-run double in a four-run eighth that built a 10-4 lead.
Jarred Kelenic hit his first home run for the White Sox, a 446-foot drive in the ninth off Javier Assad.
Trent Thornton (2-0) struck out two in two perfect innings.
The Cubs had 14 hits. Seiya Suzuki stopped an 0-for-17 slide with an RBI single that put the visitors ahead 4-1.
Colson Montgomery, Miguel Vargas and Kelenic hit solo homers for the White Sox.
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring on a Carson Kelly single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Friday, May 15, 2026. Credit: AP/Paul Beaty
White Sox reliever Jordan Hicks walked four and allowed four runs while getting two outs in the eighth.
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