Cubs, White Sox clinch Postseason spots together for the fourth time ever

[p]It is now the fourth time both of Chicago's teams have made the Postseason together and the third time overall in a full season. The last time they did was in 2020 during the COVID season, with the other two times being in 2008 and 1906. [/p][p]Within minutes of one another, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kansas-city-royals/IL2QbgJ4/"]Windy City[/a] rivals became the seventh and eighth teams to book October baseball. Three of the remaining four slots could also be settled Thursday.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]White Sox[/a] crowned an extraordinary turnaround season, securing at least a wild card spot after losing more than 100 games in each of their previous three seasons.[/p][embed guid="2d55a306-3bb0-4045-8ca6-24c4cf3d7a33" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTcPWmdHxeM&pp=ygURY2hpY2FnbyB3aGl0ZSBzb3g%3D" social-type="youtube" /][p]They did so in emphatic style, routing the Kansas City Royals 9-1. The White Sox scored three runs in each of their first two innings, before a Kyle Teel home run in the fourth left little doubt.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Chicago[/a] shortstop [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/montgomery-colson/rPq2s8dk/"]Colson Montgomery[/a] equaled the unwanted record for the most strikeouts in an MLB season, with his 223rd time on Thursday -- tying the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arizona-diamondbacks/8bP2bXmH/"]Arizona Diamondbacks[/a]' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reynolds-mark/0hJDLw3a/"]Mark Reynolds[/a] in 2009.[/p][p]Still, the White Sox will now make their first post-season appearance since winning the American League Central division title in 2021.[/p][p]They are neck-and-neck with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Cleveland Guardians[/a] to top the division this season with three games still to play.[/p][embed guid="6b1d4865-1090-4f37-8b15-a544e635fcd8" url="https://x.com/whitesox/status/2103250297976201237?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Meanwhile, the Cubs edged the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-marlins/ddxzWOqT/"]Miami Marlins[/a] 2-1 to claim their own wild card spot in the National League.[/p][p]A stolen base in the first inning by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crow-armstrong-pete/WSh7LACO/"]Pete Crow-Armstrong[/a] made him the seventh player with 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in a season. He has 45 homers this season.[/p][embed guid="8aad8b27-8961-44b7-8668-c64f05341839" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLp7ZDcZu28&pp=ygUJcGV0ZSBjcm93" social-type="youtube" /][p]Miami opened the scoring in the third inning, but a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suzuki-seiya/fko3cDD4/"]Seiya Suzuki[/a] homer in the fifth got the Cubs back on track.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/happ-ian/f3KdQ5Sp/"]Ian Happ[/a] scored from a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hoerner-nico/Y51Hy5qp/"]Nico Hoerner[/a] single the very next inning, and the Cubs held out for the win.[/p][embed guid="820ba2b8-597b-484e-8a4c-7b37a3df4dea" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npKw0XKEz34&pp=ygUMY2hpY2FnbyBjdWJz" social-type="youtube" /][p]Other teams that can book their postseason berths Thursday include the Guardians, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-diego-padres/8poQN9Ud/"]San Diego Padres[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-phillies/QTNHA4p4/"]Philadelphia Phillies[/a].[/p][p]Six teams have already clinched: the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-dodgers/nwPDBpVc/"]Los Angeles Dodgers[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]New York Yankees[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Boston Red Sox[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay Rays[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-brewers/CGzqC60o/"]Milwaukee Brewers[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-braves/0UPxbDYA/"]Atlanta Braves[/a].[/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]