Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 5, 2010 1:00PM

Cubs Take Out Frustration On Brewers
After getting pushed around - and downright bullied - the last seven games, the Cubs unleashed a barrage of homers on their way to a cathartic 15-3 steamrolling of the Brewers, snapping their seven-game skid and avoiding a second straight series sweep. A Tyler Colvin solo homer opened scoring for the Cubs in the third but the team was down 3-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth. That's when the bats came out. The Cubs actually took advantage of runners on base and a trio of RBI singles from Geovany Soto, Blake DeWitt, and Jeff Baker put the Cubs in the lead and then Aramis Ramirez belted a three-run homer to cap a six-run sixth. But the Cubs weren't done. Making up for all the times they could have used extra runs, Soto and DeWitt also belted three-run homers to put an exclamation point on the rout. Soto (5 RBI) and DeWitt (4 RBI) were the big producers on the day. Meanwhile, on the hill, Ryan Dempster gave up all three runs and pitched six innings to earn his ninth win of the season and the bullpen held, not allowing any additional runs. Whew. The Cubs get a day off to rest and muster the strength for another offensive onslaught when they welcome the Reds to town tomorrow for a weekend set (1:20 p.m., CSN).

Jackson Debuts With Win For Sox
Edwin Jackson had a winning debut as he helped pace the Sox to a 4-1 win over the Tigers. The Tigers had their chances, putting two men on in each of the first three innings and getting a man on base in seven of the eight innings Jackson pitched (he was pulled after giving up a leadoff walk in the eighth), but Jackson was good enough to hold. A Paul Konerko RBI single in the first put the Sox up 1-0. Carlos Quentin added to the tally with a two-run homer in the fourth and Konerko followed suit with a solo shot in the sixth. The Sox have won eight of their last ten and now lead the Tigers by eight games in the Central but the Twins lurk much closer, still just 1.5 games back. The Sox close out their four-game set in Detroit this afternoon (12:05 p.m., WGN).