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Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga turned to look over his left shoulder at the video board showing the replay of the home run he just had given up in the fourth inning Friday. In a game the Cubs would go on to lose 12-5 to the White Sox, it was the third homer Imanaga had yielded, all on fastballs that caught too much of the strike zone.

Chicago White Sox tagged Shota Imanaga early and often to win Game 1 of the Crosstown Classic over the Cubs 12-5. It's the Sox sixth win in seven games

These are not your first-half White Sox. Not even close. No real resemblance whatsoever. At least, not for the seven games since the All-Star break.

Chase Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Austin Slater and Mike Tauchman homered for the White Sox, who clobbered the Cubs 12-5 in the City Series on Friday.

The Cubs ’ lineup had a bit of a different look Friday against White Sox right-hander Adrian Houser, who is in the midst of the best season of his career. Switch-hitting Vidal Brujan got the start at third base over Matt Shaw, and left-handed-hitting Reese McGuire started behind the plate.

The Sox have won six of seven since the All-Star break, none sweeter than Friday's 12-5 victory. The Cubs failed to pull even with Astros.

The 2025 MLB Deadline is approaching fast, and there has yet to be any "serious" rumor that leads to the White Sox trading Luis Robert Jr.