Game Wrapup


	Fox, Soto deliver

Cubs 5, White Sox 4

Jake Fox is congratulated by Derrek Lee after his homer in the fourth. (Paul Beaty/AP)

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

A day after hitting his first career homer, Jake Fox went 3-for-4 with a two-run shot, and Geovany Soto unlocked a tie game with a three-run dinger in the seventh, which stood up to hold off a late Sox rally. Randy Wells earned the win, allowing just two solo homers in seven innings.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 06/26: CHC 5, CWS 4
Sat. 06/27: CWS 8, CHC 7
Sun. 06/28: CWS 6, CHC 0

Chi Cubs (35-35)
Won 1

Chi Cubs 5, Chi White Sox 4

Chi White Sox (35-38)
Lost 1

June 26, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chi Cubs	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	8	0
Chi White Sox	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	1

Chi Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Soriano, A, LF	4	0	0	0	1	3	1	.228
Fukudome, CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.262
Bradley, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.237
Freel, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.147
Lee, D, 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.289
Hoffpauir, M, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.259
Fox, 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0	2	.395
Theriot, SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
Fontenot, 2B-3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.219
Soto, C	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.232
Blanco, A, SS-2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.234
Totals	36	5	8	5	2	10	13
BATTING 2B: Fox (5, Contreras), Blanco, A (4, Thornton). HR: Fox (2, 4th inning off Contreras, 1 on, 2 out), Soto (7, 7th inning off Contreras, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Fukudome; Lee, D; Fox 7; Soto 5; Blanco, A 2. RBI: Fox 2 (11), Soto 3 (24). 2-out RBI: Fox 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fontenot; Fox; Fukudome. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Fukudome (6, 2nd base off Contreras/Castro, R). FIELDING DP: 2 (Fox-Fontenot-Lee, D, Lee, D-Soto-Lee, D).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Podsednik, LF	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.307
Ramirez, Al, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.258
Dye, RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.282
Thome, DH	2	1	2	3	2	0	0	.249
1-Nix, J, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Konerko, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.292
Castro, R, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.229
a-Pierzynski, PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.289
Getz, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.236
Anderson, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237
b-Wise, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186
Beckham, 3B	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.183
c-Fields, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233
Totals	31	4	7	4	6	8	11
a-Grounded into a double play for Castro, R in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Anderson in the 9th. c-Walked for Beckham in the 9th. 1-Ran for Thome in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Thome (8, Marmol). HR: Dye (17, 1st inning off Wells, R, 0 on, 2 out), Thome (13, 4th inning off Wells, R, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Podsednik 2; Dye 5; Thome 6; Beckham. RBI: Dye (43), Thome 3 (42). 2-out RBI: Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko. GIDP: Ramirez, Al; Pierzynski. Team RISP: 2-for-4. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Podsednik (11, 2nd base off Wells, R/Soto). CS: Beckham (2, 2nd base by Wells, R/Soto). FIELDING E: Konerko (1, fielding).

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wells, R (W, 2-3)	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	2	2.57
Marmol (H, 15)	0.1	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.93
Marshall (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.28
Gregg (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.05

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Contreras (L, 2-7)	7.1	7	5	4	1	8	2	5.19
Thornton	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	2.43

IBB: Thome (by Wells, R), Konerko (by Marmol), Lee, D (by Contreras), Soriano, A (by Thornton).
Pitches-strikes: Wells, R 98-67, Marmol 24-10, Marshall 1-1, Gregg 22-12, Contreras 103-65, Thornton 33-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wells, R 7-2, Marmol 0-1, Marshall 1-0, Gregg 1-0, Contreras 7-4, Thornton 2-0.
Batters faced: Wells, R 26, Marmol 6, Marshall 1, Gregg 4, Contreras 31, Thornton 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 3-0, Thornton 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 73 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:26.
Att: 39,015.
June 26, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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