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Chicago White Sox (14-30, fifth in the AL
Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (25-19, first in the NL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08 ERA, 1.08
WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Cubs: Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.00
WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -234, White Sox +192; over/under is
11 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs start a three-game series at home
against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Chicago is 25-19 overall and 12-10 in home games. Cubs hitters
have a collective .327 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked
percentage in the NL.
Chicago has a 14-30 record overall and a 5-18 record in road
games. The White Sox have gone 8-23 in games when they have
allowed a home run.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between
the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has seven doubles, two triples and
11 home runs for the Cubs. Dansby Swanson is 12 for 32 with two
doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has nine doubles and three home runs for the White
Sox. Edgar Quero is 10 for 36 with a double over the past 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .193 batting average, 4.75 ERA,
outscored by 14 runs
White Sox: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored by 11
runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Ian Happ: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyson Miller:
60-Day IL (hip), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga:
15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin
Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip)
White Sox: Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (calf), Fraser Ellard:
15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Austin
Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Tauchman: 10-Day IL
(hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day
IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day
IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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