Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 29, 2009 3:30PM

Cubs Rally Past Mets
5-2 was the final score of the Cubs’ victory over the New York Mets Friday afternoon. Starters Ted Lilly and Pat Misch dueled through seven innings, allowing just one run apiece. Lilly came back out for the eighth, however, and left runners on the corners for Kevin Gregg. Gregg gave up an RBI double to Fernando Tatis, but Daniel Murphy was gunned down trying to score from first. Leading 2-1, the Mets opted for reliever Brian Stokes in the bottom half of the inning. Stokes was hit hard, surrendering knocks to both Milton Bradley and Aramis Ramirez before grooving an 0-2 slider to Alfonso Soriano. Soriano put the pitch over the wall in left to give Chicago a decisive three-run lead. Both Soriano and Bradley reached base safely in all four plate appearances, making amends for a few ugly plays in the field. The Cubs and Mets play game two at 3:10 this afternoon.

Yanks Edge Sox
The White Sox’s woes resumed on Friday as they fell to the New York Yankees 5-2 in 10 innings. The Yankees had gone up a pair early in the contest on solo shots from Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon, but a seventh-inning rally by the Sox knotted the score at two. Alex Rios followed Jermaine Dye’s double with one of his own, and Gordon Beckham produced the tying run with a liner to right. Ramon Castro attempted to put the Sox in front on Beckham’s hit, but was cut down trying to score from second. The game remained tied until two outs in the tenth, when Randy Williams surrendered two walks and a walk-off home run to Robinson Cano. Mark Buerhle was left with the no-decision after a quality start, as was the Yankees’ C.C. Sabathia. Game two commences at 12:05 this afternoon.