Cubs play the White Sox after Crow-Armstrong’s 4-hit game
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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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.