The Cubs had the best offense in baseball and the first 40–40 season in franchise history. They won 89 games, held a 7½-game Wild Card lead in mid-August, and got Pete Crow-Armstrong an MVP-caliber year. Then October lasted two games in San Diego. Here's the whole 2026 season, checked against...
Update, Oct. 15: The White Sox season ended Oct. 10 with a 2–0 loss in Game 5 at Cleveland. Read the full 2026 season recap →
The South Side is still playing baseball in October. The White Sox just swept the Astros out of the Wild Card round, their first playoff series win since the 2005...
Give the North Siders their due — they've had a summer. Back in May, the White Sox came into Rate Field and took the Crosstown series two games to three, capped by an Edgar Quero walk-off, and for a couple of weeks it looked like the wheels might come off the Cubs entirely. They didn't. Chicago's...
The rivalry that splits this city down the middle is back for round two. After the White Sox hosted the Cubs at Rate Field in May — and took the series — the North Siders return the favor this week. The Sox roll up to Wrigley Field for three games, Monday through Wednesday, August 17–19....