The Cubs only recorded five hits against White Sox starter Adrian Houser, who held the Cubs scoreless through six innings, before surrendering a three-run blast to Reese McGuire in the seventh. Houser exited with two outs in the inning.

These are not your first-half White Sox. Not even close. No real resemblance whatsoever. At least, not for the seven games since the All-Star break.

Relievers Mike Vasil, Tyler Alexander and Dan Altavilla discussed how personal adjustments and being a tight-knit group has helped the White Sox bullpen become a strength of late.

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The New York Mets are among "many teams" to call the Chicago White Sox regarding a possible trade for outfielder Luis Robert Jr., per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Chicago White Sox infielder Colson Montgomery has been on a tear and kept it up with a home run against the Chicago Cubs.

CHICAGO –– Shane Smith's rookie season hit a road bump just days after pitching in the 2025 MLB All-Star game. He suffered a left ankle sprain while running during the team’s workout day on July 17 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and was placed on the 15-day injured list.

The Sox have won six of seven since the All-Star break, none sweeter than Friday's 12-5 victory. The Cubs failed to pull even with Astros.

Cubs ace Shota Imanaga took the bump for the visitors and had one of the worst games of his entire career. He made it through just three full innings of work, giving up 12 hits and seven earned runs on 85 pitches. Imanaga didn't give up a walk, but he only was able to strike out two batters in the game.

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Earlier this year, the Cubs were red-hot and the Sox were anything but in the Crosstown Classic at Wrigley. The two renew that rivalry this weekend at Rate Field.