The Cubs couldn’t use their brooms on Wednesday. The White Sox salvaged a win at Wrigley Field, blanking the Cubs to take Game 3 of this week’s Crosstown Classic behind stellar pitching and defense that rivals the Northsiders.
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Crosstown Classic: White Sox avoid a sweep by blanking the Cubs with their superpower
The Chicago Cubs will take a slim one-game lead, 78-77, over the Chicago White Sox in the all-time Crosstown Classic standings going into the series at Wrigley Field.
Crosstown in the thick of a playoff race is interesting enough. Could you imagine Crosstown in October? “Sign me up,” Cubs skipper Craig Counsell said before the first of three games with the
Thousands of baseball fans swarmed Wrigley Field Monday for one of the most highly anticipated games of the year — the Cubs vs. the White Sox in the Crosstown Classic. Fans wore Cubs or Sox gear, repping their preferred Chicago team. But a few couldn’t decide which one to choose.
In May, the White Sox won the first stretch of the Crosstown Classic by taking two of three games against the Cubs. The White Sox know the Cubs want some retribution. "Taking two of three last time, they’re going to be gunning for us," White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth said.
As the Cubs and White Sox opened another Crosstown Classic series at Wrigley Field, fans from both sides of the city arrived confident in their teams and energized by a rivalry they say has taken on new life this season.
The Chicago Cubs did it again. This time, a walk-off win at Wrigley Field in the Crosstown Classic gave the Northsiders win No. 74 on the season. It also clinched the series for the Cubs over the White Sox. Here's what stood out on Tuesday.
No bats? No brooms. The Cubs learned that the hard way Wednesday, with White Sox pitching silencing the second highest scoring offense in baseball in a 3-0 win th…
The Cubs couldn’t use their brooms on Wednesday. The White Sox salvaged a win at Wrigley Field, blanking the Cubs to take Game 3 of this week’s Crosstown Classic behind stellar pitching and defense that rivals the Northsiders.
The overwhelming majority of the guys to play for the Cubs aren’t Chicago born and bred, so excuse them for not seeing the Crosstown series against the
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