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Cubs beat White Sox 7-6 in back-and-forth Crosstown Classic opener

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The Cubs beat the White Sox 7-6 in a back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, the first meeting between the crosstown rivals this season.

The White Sox got out to an early lead, punctuating a fourth-inning rally with a two-run homer by Lenyn Sosa to take a five-run lead. Of the five runs they scored against Cubs ace Shota Imanaga, only one was earned due to a fielding error by Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel.

Only one other team, the Brewers, have scored five-plus runs against Imanaga, whose ERA was only 1.