Chris Sale had near unhittable stuff on Sunday afternoon as the White Sox retained the Crosstown Cup for a second straight season.
Backed by three solo home runs, Sale matched a career high with 15 strikeouts and didn’t yield a hit until the sixth inning as the White Sox downed the Cubs 3-1 in front of 39,475 at U.S. Cellular Field. Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez and Melky Cabrera all homered off Dan Haren as the White Sox stopped the Cubs’ nine-game winning streak and evened the teams’ season series at three games apiece. A series tie means the White Sox -- whose pitchers struck out a franchise-record 18 and combined on a three-hitter -- retain the Cup after they won three of four meetings in 2014.