Cubs, White Sox and Wrigley Field
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The good feeling emanating from two consecutive series wins and three series victories of the past four took another hit as the White Sox lost, 7-3, to the Cubs before 40,134 fans at Wrigley Field. Here are three takeaways from Game 2 of the weekend set.
Rate Field will host citywide Mass honoring Pope Leo XIV, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced. On Monday, a graphic installation will be unveiled at the ballpark at the location where the future pope cheered in Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
Colin Rea gets the start for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday against Miguel Vargas and the Chicago White Sox. First pitch is at 2:20 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have the 16th-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.98). The White Sox's 36 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
The White Sox were stymied in their efforts to win their third in a row yesterday as they were smacked by the Reds, 7-1. The Sox managed just four hits off Nick Martinez and a couple of Reds’ relievers. Miguel Vargas had two of the four hits for Chicago.
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Vargas, who hit a solo home run in the fourth, didn’t take kindly to the pitch and let Keller know without saying a word. He glared at Keller as umpire Jeremie Rehak walked between them.