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Cubs and Sox tie the Crosstown Classic 2019 Series 2 games to 2
Eloy Jimenez says "Hello" and "Goodbye" to his ex-team the Cubs in the Crosstown Classic!!!

2019 Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox


The 2019 Crosstown Classic Schedule
 
Date Location Winning Team
Score
Losing Team
Score
6/18/19 Wrigley Field at 7:05 pm White Sox
3
Cubs
1

W: Marshall, L: Strop, SV: Colome

Eloy Jimenez 2 run homer off of Pedro Strop is the difference in the game. The homer stings of course even more than a *normal* loss as the Cubs traded Jimenez to the White Sox. Kyle Schwarber leads off the bottom of the Cubs first inning with a home run, but that's all the Cubs could muster against Ivan Nova and his 6 plus ERA. Nova shuts down the Cubs through 5 innings with 4 hits. Sox bullpen comes through after that. It was a Bummer (2 IP) for the Cubs as they were Fry(d) (1/3 IP), and then Marshall(ed) away with 2/3 IP by the Sox hurlers. I don't believe I can pun Colome, so I'll just say he closed the game out with a solid 1 inning pitched.. Cole Hamels' effort of 7 innings of 6 hits, 8 K's, and 1 ER, get wasted. Next up...Sox phenom Lucas Giolito (10-1, 2.22 ERA) vs. veteran John Lester (5-5, 4.01 ERA).

6/19/19
Wrigley Field at 7:05 pm Cubs
7
White Sox
3

W: Lester, L: Giolito

The Cubs scored just 1 run the night before, have been in a hitting slump as a team and go up against one of baseball's best pitcher's this season. So what's bound to happen in the second game of the Crosstown Classic? Scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the first with a grand salami by Willson Contreras of course! Willson hits another one against Giolito and David Bote joins in the homer happy fun leading the Cubs to victory. Jon Lester throws 114 pitches to get the win. Giolito had not allowed four earned runs in a start since mid early April of this year.

7/6/19 Guaranteed Rate Field at 6:15 pm
Cubs
6
White Sox
3

W: Lester, L: Giolito, SV: Kimbrel

The Cubs jump out to an early lead on a misplayed liner by Eloy Jimenez. The single to left by Kris Bryant drives home Baez after his double. No error on the play but a good LF should have caught it in our opinion. Jose Abreu picks up his teammate by singling home Yoan Moncada in the 3rd to tie the game. Schwarber bobbles the ball on the play, adding to his recent defensive slump, but the run would have scored anyway. In the top of the 5th, the cubs put on their walking shoes, or perhaps Giolito just tired out in the humidity, as Giolito walks three batters in a row to start the inning. Needless to say, that's never a good idea. Schwarber swings and pops one into LF, that drives in two runs. When Schwarber hit the ball he stood there looking all around, he even looked behind the plate thinking that he popped it up. When arriving at 2b, Schwarber smiles big, knowing that he's lucky he made it to 2b after not knowing where it went. A Baez double and a Rizzo single put the Cubs ahead at 6-1. The Cubs used to be a great fielding team when they won the World Series. Not so much anymore. Bote misplays a Charlie Tilson bouncer, and Yoan Moncada doubles, Tilson scores, and Moncada advances to 3b on a throwing error by Baez. Abreu grounds out to short, but Moncada scores. Cubs up 6-3 in the 7th.  Jon Lester exits with 6 1/3 IP, 3R, but only 1ER. Cishek & Strop in relief. Craig Kimbrel comes on in the 9th... K, HBP, K, SB, W... and then ....Kimbrel throws one in the dirt, Abreu swings and the ball bounces back past Contreras. Abreu takes off for 1b ...but Contreras easily throws him out. Kimbrel strikes out the side for the save. Cubs win 6-3.

7/7/19 Guaranteed Rate Field at 1:10 pm
White Sox
3
Cubs
1

W:Nova L:Hendricks SV:Colome

Cubs lose the final game of the 2019 Crosstown Classic Series and blow the chance to take the season series victory over their Southside rivals. Cubs don't score until the 7th inning and are only able to get one then from a Robel Garcia home run. Cubs get doubles from Almora, Rizzo, and Bryant. While the Sox pickup 3 runs over 8 hits. Eloy Jimenez hits another homer off the team that traded him away and Jose Abreu also hits a homer; his 21st of the season. Abreu and Jimenez account for five of the Sox's eight hits. Hendricks only goes 4 innings and hands the ball over to Rosario, Brach, Kintzler, Ryan, and Cishek. Meanwhile Nova goes 5 and 2/3 but gets the win. Fry gets a hold, as well as Bummer and Colome comes in for his 20th save.
2019 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
2
White Sox
2

By the way, in case you hadn't heard, the Chicago Cubs went on to win the World Series in 2016! Seriously, no joke, they did! We mention
this a lot because, well, even though Eddie sang "Someday we'll go all the way", a lot didn't think it would ever happen. The Sox did it in 2005,
they broke the drought, the Cubs followed through 11 years later. With this Sox rebuild and their team on the move, will we finally see
a real WORLD SERIES CROSSTOWN CLASSIC SOON!