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Mike Spellman's scorecard

They're baaack:Remember early April? It was rainy, cold and miserable #8230; and the last time the White Sox were at the .500 mark.Question:What more can Juan Pierre do? Really?Philip Humber:Got a little help from the free-swinging Cubs.Matt Garza:Got absolutely no help from the free-swinging Cubs.Just to recap:Double play. Double play. Double play.What a difference:Did you notice how dead the Cubs' dugout was when Kerry Wood was being interviewed in-game?And then ...Did you notice how loose the Sox' dugout was when it was John Danks' turn at the mic?The numbers:The White Sox have beaten the Cubs in 15 times in their last 20 meetings.Doin' their homework:At the top of Saturday's broadcast, the boys at Fox referred to the series as #8220;The Windy City Classic!#8221;Whatever.Hey, Jay Cutler is in the house:And by the look on his face, he's already in midseason form.Veteran move:The usually stoic Pierre unloaded on home-plate umpire Gary Darling after being called out on strikes in the third inning.That may have paid off big time, because just before his game-winning single in the sixth he took what sure looked like strike three.At last:Mike Quade finally got a standing ovation at Wrigley Field!Too bad it had to come after being ejected.mspellman@dailyherald.com