White Sox's win over Reds comes with massive dose of irony

The White Sox would hold that 1-0 lead all the way until the bottom of the ninth. That was until Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz absolutely crushed a pitch out of Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark, tying the game.

Then, in the top of the 10th with the game-winning run already on the board, Chicago third baseman Miguel Vargas hit a three-run bomb to left field to put the game out of reach at 5-1 and secure the victory for the White Sox.

The win was only Chicago's 13th of the season, but the baseball Gods shined down on the White Sox for one day at least. 

The present-day series with ironic timing between the White Sox and Reds will now continue through Thursday. Chicago will now look to flip the script from the result of the most infamous series in baseball history. 

Back in 1919, the Reds won the World Series, but as history suggests, they did so thanks to several members of the White Sox accepting money to intentionally lose. Despite hitting .375 in the series and setting a World Series record with 12 base hits, Jackson received a lifetime ban from baseball for his role in what would forever be labeled the Black Sox Scandal.

It won't do anything to reverse the championship result from 106 years ago, but another win in this week's series would provide the White Sox some current bragging rights and maybe help to turn their season around.