The Sox throttled Cubs ace Shota Imanaga and homered four times to grab their sixth win in seven games, a stretch in which they've scored 61 runs.

The Pirates have been polarized since the All-Star break and achieved something not seen in baseball since 1980.

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

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates for their first series sweep this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates took a solid, early lead before faltering later on with a poor bullpen performance in a 10-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox a

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

Its Friday, July 25 and the Diamondbacks (50-53) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (42-61). Ryne Nelson is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh. After being swept this past weekend by the White Sox,