Cubs vs. White Sox Game Highlights (5/17/26) | MLB Highlights

It is kids day at the ballpark today. The White Sox host the Cubs in the rubber match of a three-game set here at Wright Field. Everybody's up and excited for this one. Friends on both sides of town are hanging out this afternoon. Eric Fetty, he will get the ball in this finale against the Cubs. He had a pretty tough time against the Cubs lifetime, hoping to turn that around today. The men on the base hit it, and Niko is aboard. You can feel it today. The wind is very much a factor. Throwing ground balls is the key. He's had some tough first innings so far this season, so that was the focus of his bullpen, trying to throw some more strikes and not give up home runs. Takes off. That's hammered. Wright Field. 108 miles an hour, number four for Michael Bush. Tell you how lively the park is going to be, and this is a line drive rocket. And that looks like a cutter that doesn't cut. Bregman's had a big series, and largely by pulling the ball. And Bregman, who is a fine hitter, off to a slower start than he would like. This guides it into right center field. So is Suzuki with one out. Runner on at first base here in this first inning. Suzuki's fanned four times in the series, and largely they're on pitches away. One, two. Shoots this one to Wright Field. It is Hill, and will fall in front. Bregman going first to third, and the Cubs threatening again here in this first. And Suzuki, who's had problems on the outside corner, just goes right with it away. Tells that he's still trying to feel comfortable with his arsenal. It's high in the air to Wright Field. Hill went back, now comes in with the wind, pushing it. And there's two down. You can see Hill talking to Tristan Peters in center fielder, describing what the wind is doing to the ball. Brings up the catcher, Carson Kelly. And now Fedde is a strike away from getting out of this first inning with only two runs scored. That's into dirt, all the way to the backstop. In to score is Bregman, and the Cubs add on. It's 3-0. Watch the dust. The wind is really whipping. Oh, that should have been blocked. No question. Laborious inning, 33 pitches thrown. Fedde deals. Swing and a little pop-up caught by the shortstop Montgomery. Off the bat, Fedde probably thought, oh, another one. Alongside Steve Stone, John Shriffin here in the booth. Thanks for joining us today. This one is golfed into Wright Field, as Hill charging in makes the catch. Now, Dansby Swanson, the shortstop, sat out last night. These guys have seen a lot of each other, and it goes back to the Braves-Nationals matchups. Swanson lifts this in the air in foul territory. Murakami settles underneath. There's two quick outs in this second inning. Quickly two up, two down, in hopefully what will be a good bounce-back inning for Fedde. So, back-to-back walks issued for Fedde with two outs. So, he's just going to have to keep pounding the strike zone and hope for the best. Three-two. The air to center field. Peters went back, now comes racing in, and he would make a great adjustment. A very windy, tricky day in the outfield, but Peters made the play. Ray comes in with a record of four and two, a 4.68 ERA. Nine games, six of them starts. Ray has essentially been the fill-in starter. Colts Montgomery attacking the first one, takes a wicked hop, bouncing off the glove of Bush. I would hope they give him a base hit because there was a lot of overspin, and that one took an unusual hop over Bush, who's a much-improved first baseman. This hop just eats him up, and it is, indeed, a base hit. Chase Maidrop has settled in nicely to the five hole. This is the twelfth time that he has batted there this season. Suzuki making the grab. Four hits for the Cubs. The Sox have one. They've got a runner at first with one out in the second. And Zende gets this one past the dive of Horner as Montgomery goes first to third, and the White Sox with something cooking here in the second inning. Early in the count for Benny, and that's what you have to do against Ray. So an RBI spot here for the struggling Edgar Carrow. There's a good count here. Two and 0. Hits this one up through center field. Edgar Carrow delivers as Montgomery scores. The throw coming to third, out at Armstrong. At your peril, trying to take the extra base on PCA. Not all about the speed and the routes and the catch-making ability. Yes, it's about that arm. This is a brilliant throw. So they get one. In the last inning, we were wondering what was going on with Fedde's hand right there, his throwing hand. It looked like it was a blister of some sort. Well, you can see there is a Kleenex with some blood on it, and before he came out on the mound here for the top of the third, guys, it looks like it's that thumb on that throwing hand. You know, you're out there on the mound, you just have to pitch through it, and it's not an easy thing to do. It's on the left field. The base of the wall gets it back in quickly as Conforto stops at third, a double for Kelly. Talked about Carson doing so much damage to that right-center gap. That time he turns on one, sets the table for PCA. Three-two. You know, he deserved that, Eric Fedde. A hard hit out. Eric Fedde still on the mound. As we start this fourth inning, a 3-1 lead for the Cubs. They scored all three of their runs in the first inning. Swanson laces one in to left the leadoff single. As a starter, there's going to be days like this where your body just does not cooperate, and you have to find a way to get through it. Horner will take his base. Jewel board, and nobody out. The Cubs are in business. Yeah. Will Venable out of the dugout, and he's going to bring in our old friend, Sean Newcomb. New pitcher on the mound, and this pitch is hit to right-center field as Peters makes the grab. Both runners will tag in advance. Bregman is one for two today with a single and a run score. Swanson at third, Horner at second. Bounced up the middle, and that's going to get through. Oh, my drop knocks it down. Horner will stop at third. One run is in. Bregman will take it. RBI single, and it's 4-1. That infield drawn in, and neither the shortstop nor the second baseman. We're going to make a play on this one. Sucks. Still in the game with a long way to go, only in the fourth inning. And that one's going to hit Vargas. Did it get his hand? You certainly worry about that because a lot of small bones in the hand. Fortunately, he has the glove. He appears to be okay. He's got the backhand, clearly, but he's aboard to lead off the inning. Shattered bat. This one in play to Bregman, and he makes the play as Montgomery is retired. Vargas to second, and the air to right field. It is Suzuki near the line, and he makes the catch. Tagging from second is Vargas. He will get to third, and there's two outs here in this fourth inning. Benintendi hits a fly ball out of the left-center field, and it is a base hit. A run will score. Benintendi on his way to second. He's got a double. Perfectly located line drive out toward the alleyway, and it's now 4-2. Went down and got an off-speed pitch and scooped it out there into the gap, out of the reach of both outfielders. Just perfectly placed, and Sox do indeed pick up that important kind of chip away run here in the fourth. And the Sox steal very much in this ballgame with a long way to go. 3-2. Drilled to center. PCA is back. Back some more. Reaches out, and he makes the catch and quickly fires it in. Back to first. What a grab from number four. All right, Steve, the third time so far today that the leadoff hitter has reached for the White Sox. The first two times, they have scored. Antonacci with a single. And the White Sox have something going here in the fifth. Ground ball misses home. Stokes it out for second, but Murakami beats it out at first. Nobody had to tell Murakami that if he hustles, this inning's going to stay alive for Vargas. One of the hotter of the Sox hitters gets a chance representing the go-ahead run. He's beginning to have a right center field. He could be sent home. P. Morgan's coming through here. Another big effort by Crow Armstrong, but for the first time in this series, he comes up short. He just doesn't get a glove on it. And let's think about that hustle by Murakami that kept the inning alive to let Vargas come to bat. The Sox have stayed doggedly close all day long before tying it up here in the fifth inning. Now you get a guy with some pretty big power and a sidearm, almost a submarine-ing left-hander that right-handers see all the way. Richey delivers this one on the left field. Pinch-hit single here in the seventh inning. And it looks like the White Sox are going to use a pinch runner for Grichik as Luis Angel Acuna will come out of the dugout. Acuna takes off. The throw down to second. He gets to the center field. There goes Acuna. He's going to take off. And O-and-two, the wheel decided to take a gamble and not a good throw by Kelly. Another go-ahead run is 90 feet away. One and two on the corners. Inside corner got him. Sox strand a man at third. A new pitcher on the mound for the White Sox. Brian Hudson comes out for the 23rd time. The ERA of 5-1-71. So Pete gets hit by the pinch, and now two are more punted towards third. Vargas up with it. Take a peek at second. Throw to first. And Swanson executes the job. Second and third, two in scoring position. And now decision time for Will Venable. What will they do with Nico? Runner goes this one high near the left. Peters coming in. Runners stay put. There's two down. It's a go-ahead run 90 feet away. And now you can go lefty to lefty. What an atmosphere here on the south side. Two-two. In the center field, it is Acuna. Drifting back, looking up, makes the catch. Brian Hudson works out of trouble. Bottom eight. Bill Maitland will take over. And the Cubs and the White Sox tied at four. Here's Benintendi. He's had a perfect three for three. I believe he's the only White Sox with a four-hit game this season. Maitland deals. And Angle Benintendi with two outs here in the safe inning. One-for-three ballgame for Edgar Carrow, driving in the first run of the game for the Sox in the second. One-two. This one makes its way into left field. Second hit of the ballgame for Edgar Carrow keeps things going here in the eighth. Tristan Peters had that walk-off hit for the home opener. He does have some heroics in him. The Sox take the lead. That's a line drive is the only way a ball. Sox take a seven-to-four lead. And after battling back for the ninth, we go White Sox with a seven-four lead. And a new pitcher on the mound. For Anthony Dominguez with a chance to nail it down. Inside and a walk as we start this ninth inning. It's outside, off the glove of Carrow. Gregman will advance to second, which is not a huge deal. It does take away the first play. On the ground to third, Vargas on the backhand. Suzuki on the go. Will stop at third. I don't know if Morikami didn't see it or what. Skipping stones, and Morikami can't come up with it. It'll be an E-5. Oh, he probably should have picked, though. And the Cubs are alive. So here is Michael Conforto. Three and one. Ball center field. Michael jumped all over. Seven-seven. Evened it up. Morikami left his mark on this series last night with two home runs. Can he be the hero here in this finale? One out here in the ninth. He sends this one into right field. And it's going to get down. He's going to take off for second. PCA, his throw not in time. The winning run is standing on its second base with one out. And maybe he doesn't go to second if Crow Armstrong catches this, but he doesn't. Morikami on its second with one out. Three-two. It is popped up. Amaya gets rid of the mask. And he makes the catch for out number two. The question, if you're counseled, do you walk Montgomery to get to my drop? And I believe that's been answered. You got to put him at first base here, I think. And that's exactly what he's doing. Chase Moth into left field. But Happ is there. And we head to extra innings on the south side. New pitcher in the ballgame, it is Tyler Davis. Off for the ninth time and even four in the ERA. Runner goes. Throw for Carroll. PCA steals third. Go ahead, run now 90 feet away. Three-one. Swanson will walk. White Sox are two and three in extras. Cubs are four and one. One-one. Chopper. As the runners advance to second and third, one down. So with the lefty, Michael Bush, the White Sox will walk him intentionally. And will elect to pitch to Alex Bregman with the bases loaded. Bouncing ball hit on the left side. Charging Montgomery. Fielding throws to first in time to get Bregman. But coming in to score is Swanson. And the Cubs take the lead. They're now up eight to seven over the White Sox here in the top of the tenth. Two away. Men at second and third. Foul three. He did it. He regrouped. It's eight-seven, Cubs. We head to the bottom of the tenth. The infield is in for the Cubs. With Edgar Carroll at the plate. Tying run on at third. Carroll sends this one deep to left center. Back he goes. The Sox take the series from the Cubs game. Southside. Stay. It had the highs and the lows, and it ends with Edgar, who's been struggling mightily. His third hit of the ballgame, and that one left the yard. The Sox take the series, and they're all loving it. It's going to make that trip to Seattle something to experience. What a job today by these boys who refuse to quit. And at the end, they take two of three. What a game. And, my friends, is a defining moment, maybe, of this season.