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There is at least one thing that brings White Sox fans and Cubs fans together: The city series. The Cubs host the Sox Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Then it shifts to Guaranteed Rate Field on July 6 and 7. Here are a few things you might want to know about the crosstown games. 1. Whatever happened...

Rick Renteria doesn’t own a restaurant in Chicago and, beyond Bridgeport, the humble White Sox manager probably never assumes he can go to dinner anywhere in town without a reservation. That differs greatly from Joe Maddon, Wrigleyville’s newest restaurateur whose stature here compares to Mike...

Cubs fans presumably have grown accustomed to ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball,” what with their team playing on it on all but two of the last seven weekends. The bad news or good — depending on how one feels about the prime-time showcase or the Cubs, for that matter — is that after Sunday’s 3-2 loss...

The White Sox got a good look at their future, and a brief glimpse at the .500 mark, during their four games against the Yankees. The series featured two wins for each team and two sold out crowds at Guaranteed Rate Field. Eloy Jimenez put on a power display and Lucas Giolito continued his winning...

White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada made a brief return in Sunday’s 10-3 loss to the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field. Moncada had two plate appearances before leaving in the fifth inning with upper-back tightness. Jose Rondon replaced Moncada, who is listed as day to day. “He’s doing good,” Sox...

Seventy games into Year 3 of their rebuild, the White Sox are feeling pretty good about themselves. Despite injuries to starting pitchers Michael Kopech and Carlos Rodon, they’re hanging around .500 at 34-36 and doing so behind impressive performances from four key rebuild pieces: Lucas Giolito,...

Photos from the White Sox's 10-3 loss to the Yankees on June 16, 2019, at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Third baseman Yoan Moncada is back in the starting lineup for the White Sox as they close out their four-game series against the Yankees Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Moncada exited Monday’s game against the Nationals with back tightness and missed the next four games. “(Saturday) and the day...

Photos from the White Sox's 8-4 loss to the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, June 15, 2019.

Yankees designated hitter Luke Voit hit a solo home run against White Sox ace Lucas Giolito in the first inning Friday. A pitch went high and inside during Voit’s next at-bat in the third at Guaranteed Rate Field. Voit expressed his displeasure, telling Yankee beat reporters, “It’s a bunch of BS”...

Lucas Giolito wasn’t too interested in the reaction of Luke Voit after the Yankees first baseman referred to a near beaning on Friday as “a bunch of BS.” “Uh, yeah, I mean, that’s a typical hitter upset about a ball being throwing near his head,” Giolito said Saturday while explaining that the...

Eloy Jimenez entered Saturday with five home runs in his last six games and a .348 average in his last 13. And the White Sox left fielder has said “Hi mom” and waved to TV cameras countless times. Needless to say, things are going well for the rookie slugger. “This is the guy who I’ve always been,”...

The White Sox look to go over the .500 mark for the first time this season as they continue their series with the Yankees Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The start of the game has been delayed because of rain. The Sox are at .500 (34-34) for the first time since they were 3-3 on April 5. Reynaldo...

The Cubs and White Sox have played 118 games in City Series history, with the Sox holding a two-game edge 60-58. As the series resumes Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, here are some of the best and worst moments from someone who has covered all 118 games: Best villain A.J. Pierzynski, 2005-2012 ...

Photos from the White Sox's 10-2 win against the Yankees on Friday night, June 14, 2019 at Guaranteed Rate Field.