Homer in 9th leads White Sox past Cubs 3-1
(CHICAGO) – Eloy Jimenez came up in a big spot and delivered. It was exactly how he pictured the moment when he became a professional ballplayer. Jimenez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning in his first game against his first major league organization, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. The 22 year old Jimenez was a top prospect for the Cubs before he headlined a rare trade with the White Sox for veteran left-hander Jose Quintana in July 2017. James McCann hit a leadoff single before Jimenez drove a 1-0 pitch from Pedro Strop (1-3) over the wall in left for his 12th homer. Evan Marshall (3-0) got two outs for the win and Alex Colome worked the ninth for his 15th save. Four White Sox relievers combined for four scoreless innings after Ivan Nova turned in one of his best starts of the season. The slumping Cubs kicked off a 10-game homestand with their fourth loss in five games. Kyle Schwarber connected for his 16th homer and Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings, but that was it for the North Siders. Hamels became the 10th left-hander with 2,500 career strikeouts when he threw a called third strike past Nova for the first out of the third.

OTHER INTERLEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 4 – Houston 3

TUESDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
NY Yankees 6 – Tampa Bay 3
LA Angels 3 – Toronto 1
Cleveland 10 – Texas 3
Minnesota 4 – Boston 3 (17 innings)
Oakland 16 – Baltimore 2
Kansas City 9 – Seattle 0

TUESDAY NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Philadelphia at Washington – postponed
NY Mets 10 – Atlanta 2
Miami 6 – St. Louis 0
Colorado 8 – Arizona 1
San Diego 4 – Milwaukee 1
LA Dodgers 9 – San Francisco 0