The Sunday night game was a showcase for Ryan Dempster, who has emerged as the Cubs' most consistent pitcher so far this year.
The Cubs jumped early on the Sox by scoring twice in the first, and that would be all that Dempster would need. He went eight strong innings and was really helped out by three early double play balls that the White Sox hit into.
The offense was again led by Aramis Ramirez, who hit his fourth home run of the series, and I’m sure the White Sox will be happy to not see him again until Friday when the teams meet on the South side.
Eric Patterson also had a strong series and hit his first major league home run off of Javier Vazquez.
Cub manager Lou Piniella tried to get Dempster his second complete game of the year, but after the first two hitters reached in the ninth for the Sox, the Cubs went to Bob Howry, who quickly got the next three out, and the Cubs finished off the sweep winning 7-1.
There was a lot of excitement going into the series at Wrigley this weekend, and all of the Cub fans are really excited to see how the team rebounded after getting swept in Tampa.
The Cubs have now won 14 in a row at home and have baseball’s best home record (32-8) and best record overall (48-28). There is still plenty of baseball to be played this year, but it’s great to finally see the Cubs playing great at home.
The Orioles visit Wrigley on Tuesday for a three-game set, and then it’s off to the South side to face the Sox again.
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