"Beating the Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night isn't about the crosstown rivalry, White Sox captain Paul Konerko said.

''To get to where we want to get, we're going to have to get ones like that,'' he said of the rain-delayed victory.

It was Konerko leading the way again with another home run, his fifth in as many games.

Konerko led off the second inning against Matt Garza with the homer, his 21st of the season, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. They had a 2-0 lead before Cubs first baseman Carlos Pena homered for a second straight game, off Mark Buehrle in the fifth, to make it 2-1 before the nearly two-hour rain delay.

The Cubs tied the score when play resumed. They had two men on in the sixth, and Reed Johnson scored from third on Aramis Ramirez's sacrifice fly off Jesse Crain (3-2).

But the Sox went ahead for good in the seventh. Alexei Ramirez hit a double off Jeff Samardzija (5-3) and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brent Morel.

The Sox threatened to pad the lead in the eighth when Carlos Quentin doubled, leaving Cubs manager Mike Quade with an easy decision to walk Konerko."