The Cubs ran their season-high winning streak to five with a sweep of thee Pirates at PNC Park. The Sox haven't won five in a row all season.
Morning Box Score: Cubs Sweep, Sox Swept
Morning Box Score: Cubs on a Roll, Sox Left for Dead
You know the White Sox are sucking hard when their biggest fan leaves the ballpark in the third inning on a night dedicated to him.
Morning Box Score: Lightning Strikes Twice for Cubs, Rain Ends Sox' Misery
The Cubs used a power surge to earn their second three-game win streak of the season, while a rain delay ended the White Sox' misery last night.
Morning Box Score: Big Z Has Bucs Number, White Sox Fail vs. Yankees
Carlos Zambrano pitched well enough to stifle Pittsburgh at PNC PArk, while the White Sox's struggles to plate runs once again led to another loss.
Morning Box Score: First Half Mercifully Behind Cubs, White Sox
Both the White Sox and Cubs limped into the All-Star break with sub-.500 records.
Morning Box Score: Cubs Win (But Dempster Isn't Happy), Sox Finally Beat Twins
Hell froze over at U.S. Cellular Field yesterday.
Morning Box Score: One Painful White Sox Loss
The question asked when the White Sox and Twins meet is "How will the Sox lose?" It's a valid question, even with a 5-1 lead after one inning.
Morning Box Score: Cubs Salvage One Versus Pirates
The Cubs had to wait out a rain delay to get this one in, but Ryan Dempster and Aramis Ramirez made it worth their while once the tarp was lifted.
Afternoon Box Score: Pirates Punk Cubs Again
One day the Cubs will figure out how to beat Pittsburgh on a regular basis. Until then, the Wrigley faithful will have to endure more horror scenes like today.
Baseball Box Score: Sox Miss Sweep, Cubs' Garza Makes History
It was a disappointing day for baseball in Chicago as the Sox seemed to relapse and lose their bats in a 7-1 loss to Cleveland and the Cubs lost their first series of the season after a 5-4 loss to the Pirates.
Afternoon Box Score: Cubs Rally to Beat Pirates, White Sox Bats Stay Hot in Cleveland
Let's start in Cleveland, where the White Sox put up a lot of runs again and did so without the long ball in an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Edwin Jackson gets his first win of the season, going 6 innings and settling down after a shaky second inning in which he let the Tribe back into the game after being spotted a 5-0 lead. Chris Sale and Sergio Santos were stellar in relief of Jackson. On the offensive side, both Gordon Beckham and Carlos Quentin are off to torrid starts. Beckham was 2 for 4 at the plate and drove in two runs with a bases loaded single in the Sox' four-run second inning, while Quentin had two more doubles, one of them driving in a pair of runs. It's the Sox' first 2-0 start on the road since their World Series championship in 2005, but way too early to start thinking of bigger prizes.
Cubs Hit Rock Bottom
We haven't thought much of the Cubs in recent weeks, as they fell out of contention in the NL Central race. The storylines just keep repeating themselves -- Will Wood/Prior pitch again this year? Will Dusty last until the end of the season? -- that we've just sort of ignored the North Siders.
Like His First Day of School
In the most anticipated event for Cubs fans since the destruction of the Bartman ball, Chicago Cubs phenom Mark Prior makes his first start of the season today. After having been sidelined since Spring Training with achilles tendon and elbow injuries, Prior will be limited to a specific pitch count in his first start -- team sources refuse to reveal the number. Prior faces the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field this afternoon, the same...
As the Rotations Turn
The pitching rotations have been the biggest newsmakers on both sides of town in recent days. On the North Side, the biggest story is the imminent return of Mark Prior to the rotation. After a successful rehab start for AAA Iowa Cubs, Prior has been scheduled to pitch for the Cubs on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

