Morning Box Score: Cubs Come Back

By Matt Motyka in News on Jun 19, 2009 3:00PM

The Cubs got one back Thursday afternoon with a dramatic comeback effort, defeating the White Sox 6-5. Trailing 5-1 with two away in the eighth, Derrek Lee eeked a three-run homer into the basket in right field, bringing the Cubs back to life. Geovany Soto then followed suit, making it back-to-back jacks off reliever Scott Linebrink, tying the game at five. Kevin Gregg pitched the Cubbies through the top of the ninth unscathed, and with two out and two strikes in the bottom half, Alfonso Soriano flared a single to right field, plating Reed Johnson and winning the game in walk-off fashion. Leading up to the dramatic conclusion, Carlos Zambrano and Gavin Floyd traded scoreless innings until the sixth, when Brian Anderson singled home Jermaine Dye for the Sox. Derrek Lee then responded in the bottom half on the inning with a ground-out RBI, evening the score at one. Big Z was saddled with two more runs when Alexei Ramirez went yard in the seventh, and the Sox made the North Siders' situation look dire with RBI knocks from both Chris Getz and Gordon Beckham in the eighth, extending their lead to four. The loss went to Matt Thornton and the win to Gregg, ending the rain-shortened series at one game apiece. The Cubs stay put to host the Indians this afternoon, and the Sox are off to Cincy for three games with the Reds.