The Sox took a two-run lead in the first inning against right-hander Adbert Alzolay, and five pitchers combined to shut out the Cubs in a 4-0 victory Saturday. After blowing a save Friday in his return to Wrigley, Craig Kimbrel threw a perfect eighth with two strikeouts, and fellow former Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera kept them off the board in the ninth to secure the Sox win.
The Cubs struggled to make contact against Rodón, who struck out 11 in five-plus innings. Rodón generated 19 swings and misses, including 12 with his fastball.
The only two hits for the Cubs off Rodón came on a Frank Schwindel single in the second and David Bote’s double in the fourth.