Tuesday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox got chippy. Both benches were warned when White Sox pitcher Chris Beck hit Ian Happ with a pitch. That came after Cubs pitcher John Lackey hit some batters on his own, making team history in the process.
John Lackey has hit 4 batters Tuesday, including 3 in the 5th inning.
The last Cubs pitcher to hit 4 in a game was Moe Drabowsky in 1957. pic.twitter.com/lm4BQlltP7
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 25, 2017
Indeed.
Lackey struck Jose Abreu in the first inning. Over the course of four batters in the fifth inning, Lackey hit Abreu, Matt Davidson and Yoan Moncada.
This series still has two games remaining at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side. So, don’t be surprised if the bean ball hostilities resume.