Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Chicago Cubs secured a dramatic walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, battling back from an early deficit to claim a 4-3 win in the crosstown contest. After falling behind by a run in the fourth inning, the Cubs chipped away to tie the game in the seventh before delivering the winning blow in the bottom of the ninth.

The Cubs opened the scoring with a flourish in the first inning, as Crow-Armstrong launched a 379-foot homer to right center, immediately followed by Michael Busch’s 421-foot blast to the same part of the park, putting them up 2-0. However, the White Sox quickly answered, with Romo singling in a run in the second, Murakami homering to tie it in the third, and Peters doubling home a run in the fourth, giving the South Siders a 3-2 lead.

That one-run advantage was largely preserved by White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde, who delivered an exceptional outing. He tossed 4.2 innings, striking out five and holding the Cubs’ lineup scoreless, effectively stifling their offense and maintaining his team’s lead. Despite Fedde’s masterful performance, the Cubs’ offense, which had started strong with Busch’s early homer, eventually broke through against later White Sox pitching. Bregman evened the score with a single to left in the seventh inning, bringing home Alcántara, and then completed the comeback with another clutch single to center in the ninth, scoring Kelly for the walk-off win.

Ultimately, the Cubs’ resilience and ability to deliver key hits in the late innings, despite being stymied for a significant stretch, proved to be the difference. They outlasted their crosstown rivals, fulfilling expectations as the pregame favorite. The Chicago White Sox fell to 65-60, while the Chicago Cubs improved to 74-53.