Happ, Bellinger go deep as Chicago Cubs hang on to beat White Sox 7-6

Happ, Bellinger go deep as Chicago Cubs hang on to beat White Sox

Ian Happ hit a leadoff homer, Cody Bellinger connected and the Chicago Cubs went deep four times before hanging on to beat the crosstown White Sox 7-6 on Friday night and spoil the debut of manager Grady Sizemore.The White Sox, keyed by Andrew Benintendi's two homers, nearly wiped out a 7-0 deficit, only to come up short in their first game since firing manager Pedro Grifol and replacing him on an interim basis with Sizemore.

But instead of cruising to an easy victory, the North Siders had to hang on for their seventh win in nine games.The White Sox lost for the 23rd time in 24 games and fell a franchise-record 62 games below .500 at 28-90.Vaughn led off a four-run fourth with his 14th homer. Benintendi connected leading off the fifth against Jameson Taillon and cut it to 7-6 with a solo drive in the seventh off Drew Smyly, giving him four homers in the past three games.

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