WATCH: Contreras smacks grand slam to put Cubs up big on White Sox |
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs started the Crosstown Classic against the Chicago White Sox with a bang, scoring five runs in the opening inning of game one at Wrigley Field.
White Sox starting pitcher Carson Fulmer struggled mightily in the opening frame, hitting a batter and giving up three hits. Fulmer really hurt his chances of making it a successful outing on the hill by allowing Cubs catcher Willson Contreras to take him deep for a grand slam that putt the Cubs up 5-0. Hello. A 393-footer just over the wall in center, the homer exited the field at 108 miles per hour, with Contreras making solid contact on a Fulmer fastball thrown right over the plate. Marking Contreras's second home run of the season, the grand slam gave the Cubs a sizable early edge on their local rivals. The grand slam was the seventh ever hit by a Cubs player in the Crosstown Classic and only the second one to come in the first inning.
My name is Willson Contreras.
You hit my friend Kris.
Prepare to fly. pic.twitter.com/yX4vqkI8Sb
