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Expert recap and game analysis of the Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs MLB game from August 19, 2026 on ESPN.
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With Cubs and White Sox both on a postseason trajectory, Chicago is ready for October baseball
This week’s Crosstown Classic at Wrigley Field delivered a playoff atmosphere across three tightly contested games.
The Chicago White Sox salvaged Game 3 in the latest iteration of the Crosstown Classic behind José Urquidy’s best pitching performance in years and timely hitting from the likes of Braden Montgomery
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."
The final edition of the Crosstown Classic for the 2026 season is set for this afternoon, when the Chicago White Sox take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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.