The Chicago Cubs take the field against hometown rivalries White Sox in Week 19 of the regular season on Friday, August 14 at 4:10 p.m. EST at US Cellular Field in Illinois.
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Their sweep of the Brewers gave them their first unbeaten homestand of at least seven games since the 2008 campaign and extended their winning streak to seven games. And beyond Coghlan’s two homers and Anthony Rizzo’s 23rd round-tripper, Clayton Richard came out of the bullpen and shut the White Sox down for two innings after Kyle Hendricks had a poor outing.
Chicago Cubs closer Hector Rondon, right, celebrates with manager…
Fowler doubled to start the third, but Samardzija was more upset about walking Schwarber on a day when balls were carrying unusually far.
In a corresponding move, the White Sox have optioned infielder Leury Garcia to Triple-A Charlotte.
Dexter Fowler tripled, double and scored two runs. Before the Los Angeles Angels series, the White Sox looked lost and were falling out of the wild card race.
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox play game two Saturday night. “There are times where he gets the middle of the plate, and when you get the middle of the plate in the wrong counts, it’s going to cost you”.
So by the time the White Sox won the division after a tie-breaker game with the Minnesota Twins – a 1-0 victory on Jim Thome’s home run – the whole town was looking forward to another Crosstown Classic – the World Series in October.
Samardzija’s rocky campaign has taken a sharp turn for the worse in his last two starts. All White Sox players and coaches wore Minoso’s No. 9 for the game.
Cubs: RHP Jake Arrieta (13-6, 2.38 ERA) has pitched a career-high 17 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings and is 7-1 in his past 10 starts.
Before this hot over trend, the White Sox were one of the top under teams in baseball.
In three starts since the July 31 trade deadline, when the Sox opted to keep Samardzija, he has a 12.91 ERA.
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When leading after 7 innings, the Cubs are 24-19, while the White Sox are 23-22.
