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Chicago White Sox (14-31, fifth in the AL
Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (26-19, first in the NL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (2-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.41
WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.78 ERA, 1.30
WHIP, 45 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -281, White Sox +227; over/under is
10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the Chicago White Sox
after Pete Crow-Armstrong had four hits against the White Sox on
Friday.
Chicago has a 13-10 record at home and a 26-19 record overall.
The Cubs have gone 24-6 in games when they record eight or more
hits.
Chicago has a 5-19 record on the road and a 14-31 record
overall. The White Sox have a 5-2 record in games when they hit
at least two home runs.
The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Crow-Armstrong has a .282 batting average to
lead the Cubs, and has 11 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs.
Dansby Swanson is 12 for 33 with two home runs and seven RBIs
over the past 10 games.
Andrew Vaughn is second on the White Sox with 13 extra base hits
(eight doubles and five home runs). Miguel Vargas is 12 for 39
with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 5-5, .218 batting average, 4.60 ERA, even
run differential
White Sox: 4-6, .222 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored by 18
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: Tyler Gilbert: day-to-day (knee), 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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