With roughly six weeks remaining in the regular season, fans on Chicago’s North and South Sides can realistically dream about October baseball. The Cubs are in the thick of the National League Wild Card race, while the White Sox currently sit atop the American League Central.
On Monday night, the crosstown rivals met at Wrigley Field, where Pete Crow-Armstrong started off with a leadoff homer, and then ended things with a two-run, walk-off homer to give the Cubs a 7-5 victory in 10 innings over the White Sox.
“This might be his best game in the big leagues right here,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “It was an amazing game.”
Excluding the abbreviated 2020 campaign, this marks the first time since 2008 that both series between the clubs in a season had the Cubs and Sox each boasting a winning record at the time.
“Someone pointed out this is the biggest series since 1906,” quipped Counsell pregame, referring to the World Series between the franchises. “These are fun for the fans. It’s fun when you can sit next to your family member, your best friend, your uncle, whatever, and you’re cheering for a different team and you can have fun with that. That’s the best part about it.”
