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.

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Colson Montgomery hit a screamer down the right-field line leading off the top of the seventh inning Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays for his first big-league home run.

LSU signee Jaden Fauske was selected by the Chicago White Sox with pick No. 44 in the 2025 MLB Draft last Sunday night in Atlanta (Ga.). Fauske, the No. 1 overall prospect in Illinois out of high school,

With many of the Sox’ better prospects now on the major-league roster, showing improvement after the break is important for the next step of their rebuild. They completed their first series sweep of the season with a 7-2 victory Sunday over the Pirates.

White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle during the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 23, 2009. Buehrle threw a perfect game for a 5-0 White Sox win. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates for their first series sweep this season.