CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo went deep in the third inning and Starlin Castro connected in the fourth. Vapormax Plus Clearance . Mike Olt broke it open with another big swing in the eighth. It was a powerful end to a difficult city series for the Chicago Cubs. Rizzo, Castro and Olt homered, and the Cubs stopped a four-game slide with a 12-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. "We had some good at-bats, some big at-bats in some key situations," rookie manager Rick Renteria said, "and then we got some thump, got some balls hit well." Rizzo had three hits and scored three times as the Cubs salvaged the finale of the four-game set against their crosstown rivals. Olt, Ryan Kalish, Nate Schierholtz and Junior Lake had two hits apiece in a game that took 4 hours, 7 minutes. The Cubs put it away with five runs in the eighth, highlighted by Olts first career grand slam. Maikel Cleto also hit Welington Castillo with a bases-loaded pitch, ending the White Sox bullpens shutout streak at 23 1-3 innings. Olt also batted with the bases loaded in the third and popped out to shortstop. "I was upset with myself because with less than two outs Ive got to at least get someone in, move someone over," he said. "Ive got to do my job. To get another chance late in the game and come through like that definitely helped." The Cubs finished with 15 hits after managing just five runs and 12 hits in the first three games against the White Sox. "We did more damage than them today," Rizzo said. Alexei Ramirez had four singles for the White Sox, who had won four in a row. Conor Gillaspie went 2 for 4 with a walk in his first action since he was activated from the disabled list Wednesday after being sidelined with a bruised left hand. The White Sox got Adam Dunn back after he missed a game due to a bruised right calf, but rookie slugger Jose Abreu was hampered by a left ankle injury. Abreu, who is off to a terrific start with 12 homers and 35 RBIs, hobbled down the line each time he put the ball in play. "He just seemed like he was limping a little bit tonight, thats why in the end there I (took) him out," said manager Robin Ventura, who had Marcus Semien hit for Abreu in the ninth. "But he says hes fine." Abreu did not speak with the media after the game. The Cubs jumped on Scott Carroll (1-2) for four runs in the third, sending 10 batters to the plate. Luis Valbuena singled in Kalish before Rizzo hit a drive to centre for his seventh homer. Lake added a bases-loaded walk to make it 4-2. Rizzo also walked and scored when Castro connected in the fourth. Castro went 1 for 15 with two walks during the Cubs losing streak. Carroll departed after Olt and Lake started the fifth with consecutive singles. The 29-year-old rookie was charged with 11 hits and six runs after he pitched well in each of his first two major league starts. "It was just a situation where I didnt have my best stuff tonight," Carroll said. "I left a few pitches up when I obviously didnt have the ability to do so. Kind of just fighting it the whole time." The White Sox got two runs back in the fourth on RBI singles by Gillaspie and Tyler Flowers. But five Cubs relievers combined for five innings of one-run ball after Jake Arrietas shaky outing. Brian Schlitter (2-0) got five outs for the win. Arrieta allowed four runs, three earned, and nine hits in four innings. He pitched 5 1-3 scoreless innings in a no-decision against St. Louis on Saturday in his first start of the season. NOTES: White Sox ace Chris Sale (left arm) felt fine after throwing a bullpen session Wednesday, and Ventura said the left-hander probably will throw again on Saturday. "Hes progressing. He doesnt feel anything," Ventura said. "In talking to him, he says everything feels good." Ventura said he thinks the team will have a better idea this weekend about a rehab schedule for Sale. ... Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said Jeff Samardzijas 126 pitches on Monday night "is just a story that should probably die." He said the front office, Renteria and Samardzija are all on the same page. ... The Cubs send RHP Jason Hammel (4-1, 2.43 ERA) to the mound when they open a weekend series at Atlanta on Friday night. RHP Julio Teheran (2-2, 1.80 ERA) is slated to pitch for the Braves. Paul George Shoes Cheap . Thats 14 consecutive losses to the two-time defending champs, and most of them were over before they even began. Result notwithstanding, Sundays game had a very different feel to it. Air Max 97 Factory Outlet . -- LeGarrette Blount wasnt satisfied with three short touchdown runs, not against a team coming off the second greatest comeback in playoff history.Great Britains Mo Farah is ready to repel an onslaught from an army of Kenyan rivals at the Rio Olympics. The double Olympic champion over 5,000 and 10,000 metres headed to his altitude training base at Font Romeu in the French Pyrenees on Sunday, buoyed by an emphatic victory over the shorter distance at the London Anniversary Games.Farahs competition at the Olympic Stadium was virtually non-existent, but his last lap of 56.95 seconds was evidence enough of his shape and he said he expects his rivals were watching closely. Im trying something thats never been done before, said Farah, speaking after a morning run of 20 miles on the treadmill. I get nervous talking about it - I get quite emotional. Farah was in ruthless form in the London Anniversary Games Ive had a target on my back for four years. All eyes are on me, a lot of people will be looking at that result (on Saturday).Im sure they all sat around and watched that race and thought, How do we do it, what do we need to do (to beat him in Rio)? Breen faces anxious wait on Rio Olivia Breen faces anxious wait over GB Paralympic selection Theres a lot of talk about how they (the Kenyans) are going to come like an army and try and throw me off my game. Outlet Air Max 1. I know what I would do if I was them, but Im not going to tell them. Farah won two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics Farahs result in London was a time of 12mins 59.29secs, the fastest in the world this year and his quickest since pre-London 2012.Kenyan and Ethiopian runners have failed to find a way to beat the 33-year-old at major championships since 2011 and Farah will be expected to come home at the end of the summer with two more medals. Also See: Farah sympathy for clean Russians Bolt: Gatlin showed disrespect Bolt, Harrison star in London Weir targets five golds at Rio Team GB ' ' '
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