The Chicago Cubs defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on July 27, 2016 (the game scheduled for July 28 was played on July 27 due to scheduling), with Jason Hammel pitching seven innings for one run. The Cubs blew open a low-scoring game by scoring five runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Addison Russell's first career grand slam and Javier Baez's tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh.