VIDEO: Kyle Schwarber Blasts 1st Pitch From Ivan Nova Out of Ballpark in Crosstown Classic
By Michael Luciano
Well, that could have gone better. While I'm sure Ivan Nova and the Chicago White Sox wanted to emphatically announce that they're not to be trifled with in the Crosstown Classic against their hated rival Cubs, Kyle Schwarber had other ideas. Schwarber knocked the very first pitch of the game from Nova into the left field bleachers, giving the North Siders a 1-0 lead.
Mmm yes that’s the stuff. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/5sFu9RQwtF
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 19, 2019
Schwarber's laser beam to left was his 16th home run of the season. Maybe don't groove a 91 MPH fastball right down Broadway, Ivan?
#WhiteSox 0 @ #Cubs 1 [B1-0o]:
— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) June 19, 2019
Kyle Schwarber homers (16): line drive to LCF (solo)
Hit: 398.51ft, 108.86mph, 18.8°?, OPPO?
Pitch: 91mph Two-Seam Fastball (RHP Iván Nova, 15) pic.twitter.com/1z8zJQ6NV2
White the Cubs-White Sox rivalry has seen a lot over the years, it had never seen a home run on the first pitch of the game until Schwarber's solo jack.
Kyle Schwarber: first player in Cubs vs. White Sox history with a home run on his team’s first pitch seen of the game
— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) June 19, 2019
The White Sox might have come into this game with tons of momentum, but the Cubs were quick to remind them who the best team in Chicago is, at least for the moment.