Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 27, 2009 3:00PM

Cubs Rout Nats
Solid starting pitching and a big eighth inning led the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals Wednesday. Rich Harden limited the visitors to two runs on five hits over the first six frames, while Chicago matched that mark offensively with a two-run homer by Milton Bradley, who shook off the criticism from Cubs fans. Bradley then gave the Cubs the lead in the seventh on a fielder’s choice, and the North Siders piled it on in the eighth, scoring six runs to secure the win. Koyie Hill and Derrek Lee each contributed a pair of RBI to the rally, as Hill finished the night 3-for-3 with a walk. Angel Guzman and John Grabow were scoreless in relief, and Carlos Marmol’s two earned runs in the ninth were inconsequential thanks to the large lead. The rubber game is at 1:20 this afternoon.

BoSox Sink ChiSox
David Ortiz handed the White Sox their fourth-straight loss when the Boston slugger belted a walk-off homer to drop Chicago 3-2 on Wednesday. The game-ender was Ortiz’s second jack of the game, his first coming off Gavin Floyd in the second inning. Floyd also surrendered a solo shot to Alex Gonzalez, but otherwise pitched well, holding Boston to five hits through six frames. On the offensive side, Paul Konerko tripled home Gordon Beckham to give the Good Guys an early 1-0 lead, and Scott Podsednik temporarily tied the game at two with a pinch-hit home run in the eighth. Tony Pena took the loss for Chicago with the piped slider to Ortiz. The White Sox will try to grind out a win at 6:10 tonight and avoid the four-game sweep.