With the win, the Cubs clinched the season series victory over the South Siders for the first time since 2008. Hard to believe since the Sox haven't been that great, but obviously better than the Cubs.
When seven runs is your smallest offensive output in a three-game set, you like your chances. The Cubs' beat down of the Sox came at 24-6 clip with a 31-19 edge in hits.
The bats finally came to life to help out what has actually been solid pitching for the Cubs throughout the first third of the season. Which was surprising because the White Sox entered the series with the lowest ERA in the American League. Where has this been all season?
Samardzjia threw the first complete-game shutout of his career and allowed only two hits on Labor Day at US Cellular during a 7-0 win. This win set the tone for the entire series. The Sox found themselves in quick sand and could not escape the whole week ...
Starting catcher Wellington Castillo clocked a homer and the Cubs led 2-0 before rain forced Tuesday's game into cancellation, while Edwin Jackson seemed to find a rhythm, which has been a rare occurrence this season. All statistics and even the highlight packages from the Cubs' web site have been pulled from the record so in essence, it never happened.
Backup catcher Dioner Navarro slammed three homers on Wednesday and the White Sox' adventure in the woodshed continued in a 9-3 fashion.
They were even able put Carlos Marmol in the last two games ... that's when you know you have things rolling. He didn't disappoint completely, managing to give up a run, but suppressed any real threat and hopefully made himself more attractive to anyone the Cubs are trying to coax into trading for him. So much for that 'Warm Weather Marmol' theory I've heard people talk about. That's garbage in my opinion and clearly the Cubs think so, too, because they only put him on the mound in 'garbage' time.
And today, the Cubs finished the job with an 8-3 victory to clinch the Crosstown Rivalry trophy and run their season-long four-game win streak to a whopping four games! (and coincidentally comes after a six-game losing streak).
Travis Wood helped himself with a grand slam (the Cubs' first of the season) today and it seemed like the Sox didn't want any part of the action and were already packing for Oakland.
It was nice to be on the good end of a beat down ... for once. Go Cubs Go! Ya'll be easy ...
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