Chicago White SoxvsChicago Cubs
CHW 3/CHC 0
Things to say
The White Sox shut out the Cubs 3-0 at Wrigley to take the Crosstown Cup game.
01
opener
White Sox went into Wrigley and hung a zero on the Cubs, 3-0. Crosstown games always get chippy. The Sox pitching just flat out silenced the heart of that Cubs order.
02
key player
Whoever the Sox ran out there on the mound got into his stuff early — a shutout in that ballpark is no joke, that's the story of the game.
03
hot take
Cubs are 74-54 and got blanked at home by a sub-.500 team. That lineup should never get shut out in their own yard.
04
deep cut
Notice they never left the yard once — three runs, no homers, small ball at Wrigley of all places where the wind can turn a game.
05
exit
Anyway, the Cubs are still sitting pretty in the standings — bet they bounce back next game.
The recap
Crosstown bragging rights went to the South Side, and the Sox took it the hard way at Wrigley, hanging a 3-0 shutout on the Cubs. Somebody on the White Sox staff clearly got into his stuff early and never let the heart of the order breathe—three runs was all the offense needed.
The Cubs bats went quiet on a getaway day, couldn't push a single run across, and wasted whatever they got on the mound. Ballgame, and the North Side goes home hungry.