José Urquidy pitched six innings of crisp, two-hit relief, rookie Braden Montgomery drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox topped the crosstown Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago White Sox will attempt to salvage the series against the Chicago Cubs. It will be Sean Newcomb against Clay Holmes.

Though they were blanked in the finale Wednesday, the Cubs won another series against a playoff-caliber team, showing what they're capable of come October.

You got a second-place team in us, but a first-place team in them," Pete Crow-Armstrong noted, making the rivalry "really frickin’ cool."

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Here are three takeaways after the Chicago White Sox swept the three-game series against the Detroit Tigers to increase their lead in the American League Central.

After an hour and a half of waiting out a late rain delay, Alex Bregman delivered a game-winning hit, giving the Cubs another dramatic win over the White Sox and their 13th Wrigley walk-off victory this season.