Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga turned to look over his left shoulder at the video board showing the replay of the home run he just had given up in the fourth inning Friday. In a game the Cubs would go on to lose 12-5 to the White Sox, it was the third homer Imanaga had yielded, all on fastballs that caught too much of the strike zone.

Nevertheless, Palencia persevered, and the Cubs defeated the White Sox 5-4, winning the series and maintaining a first-place tie with the Brewers, who came from behind to beat the Marlins. (We should still thank the Marlins for taking two of three in Milwaukee.)

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White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr., back in the lineup after missing two games with right adductor tightness, was being evaluated after taking a 101 mph fastball off his right arm.

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Alex Bregman’s go-ahead home run in the fifth inning powered the Red Sox to a massive series victory over the defending World Series champion Dodgers.