The White Sox here able to win with 1 run on July 2^nd, but on the 3^rdit would prove to not be enough as The Cubs scored 3 to get to 35-50 on the year. The win helped the Cubs avoid getting swept in the cross-town series. Pitching companied with an Aramis Ramirez homerun was all it took and Cubs fans got a moral victory in the series ending game.

In all, the cubs got 8 hits on the day. The homerun by Ramirez was his 13^thof the year and provided all that was needed for the victory. Pitcher Rodrigo Lopez got his first win of the year. Carlos Marmol then came on to close the game and get his 17^thsave of the season for the Cubs.

The White Sox were only able to muster up a run from 4 hits on the day. Gavin Floyd got the loss, which moved his record to 6-8 this season. The loss moved the White Sox under the 500 mark this year with a 42-43 record.

The Cubs will move on to Washington on July 4^thto Face the Nationals. The Cubs will start Casey Coleman who has just two wins on the year and 4 losses. He has really struggled on the mound this season and has a 7.78 ERA. Washington will start Jordan Zimmermann who is 5-7 with a 2.63 ERA. The game is set to start at 1:05 PM ET.

The White Sox will begin a series at home against the Kansas City Royals. The series is set to being July 4^th at 7:10 PM ET. Chicago will start pitcher Mark Buehrle who is 6-5 with a 3.65 earned run average. The Kansas City Royals will have Jeff Francis take the rubber with his 4.79 ERA and 3-9 record.