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Swanson beat out a grounder for an infield hit that drove in a late insurance run in the Cubs’ 2-0 win.
Brown bounced back from consecutive bad starts and threw six scoreless innings of one-hit ball Saturday.
Cabrera signed with the Cubs on Thursday and made his debut with them in a 6-2 loss Friday to the Reds.
Brown will not get the start Saturday, with the Cubs going with reliever Drew Pomeranz instead. Brown, however, “will be involved,” manager Craig Counsell said.
After blowing chance to sweep Rangers, White Sox see growth: ‘We’re not happy with two out of three’
The Sox were incensed after blowing a ninth-inning lead Sunday, but a rebuilding clubhouse is seeing signs of growth after the 5-4 loss.
Colson Montgomery shows signs of progress as White Sox turn to fixing Andrew Vaughn, Luis Robert Jr.
As Montgomery responds well to his Arizona sojourn, the Sox are focused on helping two veterans fix their bats, too.
After hitting only .104 after coming to the Sox in a trade last summer, Vargas is looking like part of their future.
Cannon missed his scheduled start with back tightness, but the Sox scored six times in the sixth inning, thanks to ugly play by the Rangers.
Vaughn was batting only .189, while Elko had only five hits in his first 32 plate appearances as a major-leaguer. The Sox won their first game without the two — a 4-1 victory over the Rangers on Friday night at Rate Field.
The Cubs’ top-ranked prospect has hit well in the minors after struggling in a season-opening stint as the big-league team’s third baseman.