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The Chicago Cubs offense carried them to their second 10-game winning streak earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\"City<\/p>\n

Those same bats went cold over the final five games of their most recent trip to Texas and Atlanta, hitting .124 (19-for-153) with five extra-base hits and five runs over a 1-4 stretch to end the six-game jaunt.<\/p>\n

So, Friday\u2019s 14-hit outburst in their 10-5 win over the Chicago White Sox in the City Series was a welcome sight. The Cubs had a baserunner in seven of their nine innings, and all nine starters collected a hit in the victory at Rate Field.<\/p>\n

Game 1 photos: Cubs beat White Sox 10-5 in City Series at Rate Field<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe played a good offensive game tonight, for sure,\u201d manager Craig Counsell said after the win. \u201cI know it\u2019s been a little bit light the last four or five days, but we played a really good offensive game all around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like every at-bat we made it hard on them. A bunch of hits, walks, baserunning was really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catcher Carson Kelly delivered a trio of crucial knocks. He had an RBI single in each the fourth and seventh innings, the latter giving the Cubs the lead for good in the series opener. He delivered the knockout blow an inning later, delivering a two-run, ground-rule double with the bases loaded that made it a six-run lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple of guys that have been a little bit of a dry spell, Carson\u2019s one of them,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cBut he had a good night tonight. We got a bunch of guys on base for him, and it felt like everybody had shots to drive in runs tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cubs drew six walks in the win, including three in the eighth inning to load the bases before Kelly\u2019s double. That plate discipline was prevalent in the previous five games, as they had 19 walks, an 11% walk-rate, nearly in line with their 11.8% clip they have this season, which is second in the majors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s a \u2014 hopefully \u2014 little more stable trait of an offense that you can remain stable no matter what,\u201d Counsell said before the game. \u201cIt\u2019s not the ball in play getting caught or (a) hard-hit ball getting caught, and I think it\u2019s something that we\u2019ve shown and are players are historically good at, and hopefully it\u2019s something that we can continue to be a stable, consistent part of our offense.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Carson<\/p>\n

Boyd\u2019s progress<\/h4>\n

Left-hander Matthew Boyd was back with the Cubs since he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee on May 6 that required surgery.<\/p>\n

The opening-day starter remained in Chicago while the team departed on its trip and began throwing on May 8, the day after the operation.<\/p>\n

Column: Mystery of the missing Crosstown Cup doesn\u2019t damper enthusiasm for the City Series<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about just getting back into a routine,\u201d Boyd said Friday afternoon. \u201cLuckily, throwing\u2019s been normal. Two days after, we were doing normal throws. So that was a blessing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s loading up, different squats and going through the agility portions and all those things about just loading it and making sure there\u2019s no compensations. My knee feels great now. It honestly feels probably stronger than it was before, which is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boyd said he will throw off a mound Saturday, and if all goes well, he could throw a full bullpen session Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s a hamstring where you have to let the tissue heal,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s more like they got rid of the bad stuff, so it\u2019s mitigating the inflammation from the surgery itself. That\u2019s the main thing \u2014 not doing too much that it gets so inflamed.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the development has been encouraging, Counsell isn\u2019t ready to say Boyd could be ahead of schedule on the six-week prognosis he had after the surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s too early to know any of that,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cThe way he\u2019s throwing now, we think we can get him off a mound next week, but that\u2019s still probably too early to look at a schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly\u2019s mistake<\/h4>\n

It wasn\u2019t all roses for Kelly on Friday.<\/p>\n

The catcher has been one of the game\u2019s best at challenging pitches in the new era of the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. His 90% success rate in challenges was tops among catchers with at least 10 challenges. Kelly had successfully challenged 16 straight pitches and was 19-for-21.<\/p>\n

As Mallory Swanson nears return to Chicago Stars, husband Dansby in awe of \u2018most incredible, blessed journey\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the eighth inning with one out and a runner at second, White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth took the first pitch for a ball, and Kelly quickly tapped his helmet twice for a review.<\/p>\n

The call was upheld, snapping his streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Couns I was going to pout after that,\u201d Kelly quipped. \u201cBut, hey, we won the game. That\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Carson<\/p>\n

Thielbar update<\/h4>\n

Caleb Thielbar (left hamstring) is scheduled to join Class A South Bend on a rehab assignment Saturday. He last pitched on April 23, when he suffered the injury against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 39-year-old has a 3.12 ERA in 8 2\/3 innings with 11 strikeouts this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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