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Dansby Swanson homered and Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two more runs to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3.
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.
Vargas was named American League Player of the Week, becoming the first White Sox player to earn the award since Luis Robert Jr. in June of 2023. Cincinnati Reds outfielder Will Benson took home National League honor.
Burke’s glare was one of a pitcher looking for answers. He threw 4 ⅔ innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts and a career-high-tying five walks in the Sox’ 7-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, their franchise-record seventh straight defeat against their crosstown rivals.
The Chicago White Sox placed left-hander Tyler Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a sprained MCL in his left knee. The White Sox recalled left-hander Jared Shuster from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move.