White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr., back in the lineup after missing two games with right adductor tightness, was being evaluated after taking a 101 mph fastball off his right arm.

Nevertheless, Palencia persevered, and the Cubs defeated the White Sox 5-4, winning the series and maintaining a first-place tie with the Brewers, who came from behind to beat the Marlins. (We should still thank the Marlins for taking two of three in Milwaukee.)

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga turned to look over his left shoulder at the video board showing the replay of the home run he just had given up in the fourth inning Friday. In a game the Cubs would go on to lose 12-5 to the White Sox, it was the third homer Imanaga had yielded, all on fastballs that caught too much of the strike zone.

Former Phillies and Chicago White Sox great Dick Allen was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown.

Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero have had productive seasons at the plate, but the White Sox have been hesitant to start them at the same time for several reasons.

After the Cubs ’ 5-4 victory Sunday against the White Sox, right-hander Ben Brown acknowledged he has struggled with execution, especially in situations such as the one he found himself in during the third inning.

Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered in the seventh inning, helping Cade Horton and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1