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Sports Monday, May 18, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The rubber game of the City Series delivered the drama on Sunday afternoon at Rate Field. One minute, it was the White Sox taking the lead in the eighth on a three-run home run by Tristan Peters — the first of his career. The next, it was the Cubs responding with a game-tying, three-run home run by Michael Conforto in the ninth. Catcher Edgar Quero, who came into the
day mired in a major hitting slump, emerged as the hero in the 10th inning with a walk-off, two-run home run against Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison to lift the Sox to a 9-8 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 38,608. White Sox catcher Edgar Quero rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the 10th inning to defeat the Cubs 9-8 at Rate Field on May 17, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Quero was a .151 hitter entering Sunday with just one extra-base hit on the season, a double. He picked the perfect time for his first home run of the year, capping a three-hit day. The Sox (24-22) won two of three for their first series win against the Cubs (29-18) since 2022. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Shades of 1977? After an epic win Sunday in the City Series, the Chicago White Sox look like they can contend in the weak American League Central. | | | | | Edgar Quero hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the 10th inning, lifting the White Sox to their first series win against the Cubs since 2022. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox drove in six of their runs in Sunday’s 9-8 win with two outs, with the Cubs unable to pick up the final out that could have changed things. | | | | | Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen didn’t shrink from the directive to “coach better” — but it’s not all on him. | | | | | Rookie Gabriela Jaquez set career highs with 20 points and eight rebounds as the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79. | | | | | Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami’s first City Series included two home runs. “We’re seeing him make adjustments every day,” manager Will Venable said. | | | |
