WATCH: David Bote plows 407-foot dinger for Cubs' third homer of game |
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs went ahead of the Chicago White Sox by a score of 6-3 in the fourth inning on Wednesday, with all six of their runs up to that point coming on a trio of home runs. Catcher
Willson Contreras tallied the first two bombs with a first-inning grand slam and a third-inning solo shot. In the bottom of the fourth, second baseman
David Bote took a turn at sending a pitch into the bleachers.
Leading off the bottom half of the fourth with a 407-foot blast that boasted an exit velocity of 103 miles per hour and a launch angle of 23 degrees, Bote collected his ninth long ball of the year and increased the North Siders' lead over the South Siders to three runs. The round-tripper also marked the third one given up by White Sox hurler Lucas Giolito on the night, as Bote took Giolito deep on a changeup in the strike zone. One by air. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/ZSRYlAStT8
