Most fans at Wrigley Field watched the Chicago Cubs defeat the Chicago White Sox in extra innings on Monday night. Others acted like idiots and fought in the stands.
A brawl unfolded during the first game of a crosstown series. An observer shared footage of the ugly scene on social media.
Bystanders attempted to separate a man in a gray tank top arguing with fans in Cubs jerseys. They threw beverages at each other, which led to multiple attendees throwing punches before stadium security and police intervened.
According to TMZ, the incident resulted in three arrests.
One 41-year-old man was charged with misdemeanor battery and felony possession of cocaine. Two other men, aged 29 and 33, were charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.
Cubs win 10-inning thriller
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Some unruly fans derailed what should have been a great evening for all Cubs fans at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs stayed hot with a 7-5 win over the White Sox. While the Cubs still trail the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central, they extended their wild-card cushion to six games after improving to 73-53.
Andrew Benintendi gave the White Sox a 4-3 lead with a two-run home run in the eighth inning, but Nico Hoerner drove in midseason acquisition Tyrone Taylor to even the score in the ninth. Jacob Webb stranded the White Sox's ghost runner on second to start the 10th before Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a walk-off home run.
Crow-Armstrong's second blast of the evening made him the first player to reach 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases this season. The Gold Glove center fielder swiped his 31st base earlier in the game.
“When you play a game like we did tonight, that's all the fun that I need in my life, ever," Crow-Armstrong said after the win, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
Shohei Ohtani also hit two home runs on Monday night, but Crow-Armstrong is challenging the two-way star in a thrilling NL MVP race. His 8.2 fWAR handily leads all position players and exceeds Ohtani's combined 7.0 WAR as a hitter and pitcher.
The Cubs and the White Sox return to Wrigley Field on Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. ET.
