"White Sox own the Cubs", "Congratulations on beating a minor league team" - Chicago White Sox fans share mixed reactions after victory over Chicago Cubs, expect better from their team

The Chicago White Sox have performed their annual duties and played their cross-town rival, the Chicago Cubs, in what is known by baseball fans as the "Crosstown" Cup. This game between the two Chicago-based teams marks the meeting between the teams that happens every year.

The Chicago White Sox now have a record of 23-23 and are second in the AL Central, while the Chicago Cubs have not even had that much success this year. Seiya Suzuki and his squad now sit with a 19-27 win-loss ratio and are stuck in fourth place in the NL Central. Both teams are keen to push themselves up in the standings.

Chicago White Sox fans express mixed reactions at White Sox winning 2022 Crosstown Cup

Although they have picked up some steam that has graced them into the second spot in their division, they are still 5.5 games behind Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins.

Before finishing with the divisional pennant last year, the White Sox had not won the top spot in their division since 2008.

The fanfare that was accumulated last season has become used to success and has taken to Twitter to voice their discontent at this year's failings.

Despite some detractors, a great many fans were pleased with the way that the White Sox handled their NL counterparts this weekend. The White Sox won the second game of the two-game series, redeeming themselves after losing the first game 5-1 to the Cubs.

The Cubs are a shell of their former selves as they stand only above the lowly Cincinnati Reds for the bottom spot in the NL Central division. Some Chicago White Sox fans have referred to the Cubs as a "minor league team."

The victory for the Chicago White Sox came in the top of the 12th as Jake Burger hit an RBI single that drove in teammate Danny Mendick. Chicago White Sox fans, who were holding their breath, could finally breathe that sweet sigh of relief.

Manager Tony La Russa has been, somewhat, vocal about the recent controversy in the USA around gun control regulations. Some fans have taken direct aim at La Russa, blaming the manager for his team's poor record.

The Chicago White Sox will travel to Toronto for a midweek series against the Blue Jays as the Cubs return home to Wrigley Field to take on a divisional rival in Andrew McCutchen and the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Adrian Dorney is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda. Having worked over five years in the industry, Adrian strives to combine statistical analysis with the human side of baseball reporting. Since a lot of his briefs involve publishing content with urgency, he has perfected a process involving a combination of trustworthy sources and assessment with intuition.

His lifelong tryst with baseball began with growing up in Toronto and watching the Blue Jays regularly. His favorite player is Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., and Jose Bautista's go-ahead home run in 2015 ALDS Game 5 remains his favorite baseball memory to date.

When not working, Adrian is constantly looking to learn new things and he also loves playing golf and chess.

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