Teel leads White Sox against the Cubs after 4-hit performance
Chicago Cubs (60-42, second in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (37-66, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (7-3, 2.40 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); White Sox: Adrian Houser (5-2, 1.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -187, White Sox +154; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the Chicago Cubs after Kyle Teel had four hits against the Rays on Wednesday.
Chicago has a 37-66 record overall and a 21-29 record at home. The White Sox have gone 8-23 in games decided by one run.
Chicago has a 60-42 record overall and a 27-23 record in road games. The Cubs have a 50-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Friday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with 12 home runs while slugging .402. Luis Robert is 12 for 35 with a double, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 27 home runs while slugging .560. Nico Hoerner is 12 for 40 with a triple and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .243 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Cubs: 6-4, .256 batting average, 4.04 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Smith: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tim Elko: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Noda: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (calf), Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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