Cubs 8, White Sox 5: Pitching falters to end Spring Training

Going deep: Andrew Vaughn launched a solo home run during Tuesday afternoon’s loss.Welcome to the final exhibition recap of 2023. In a high-scoring game, White Sox (12-14) jumped out to an early lead but failed to hold on against the Cubs (17-12) at Sloan Park.

Romy González put the White Sox on the board very early, building on his big home run in yesterday’s game. His sixth homer of Spring Training put the White Sox ahead by a score of 1-0 in the top of the first.

The North Siders rallied in the second after starting with two outs and nobody on base. Control started to elude Michael Kopech, who hit Miguel Amaya and walked Chase Strumpf. That set up BJ Murray Jr. with an RBI opportunity that…