Robert drove a hanging slider from Julian Merryweather deep to left with two out in the seventh inning.
— Luis Robert Jr. hit a tiebreaking solo homer in his return to the lineup, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Back home after a 3-3 road trip, the Cubs wasted a chance to improve their positioning in the NL wild-card standings. Philadelphia, Miami and Cincinnati all lost. Andrew Benintendi tacked on an insurance run with a two-out RBI double in the ninth, helping the White Sox improve to 2-1 against the Cubs this year. The crosstown rivals close out their season series on Wednesday night.
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