"UNB! Network" Chicago Sports Report
CHICAGO -- Yes, the Chicago Cubs are still leading the NL Central at 50-26.
They beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-8 on Monday and beat them 7-2 on Tuesday, and the series finale is Wednesday, where they will start Kyle Hendricks on the mound, who has a 2.06 ERA in his last seven starts, to help the Cubs earn the series sweep against the Reds.
That game begins at 11:35am CT.
But the Cubs went into this series against the Reds coming off a 3-1 series loss to the Miami Marlins.
They lost to the Marlins 4-2 on June 23, then beat them on June 24, but then lost the next two against the Marlins, 9-6 on June 25 and 6-1 on June 26.
Obviously the Cubs have rebounded with these two wins against the Reds, and winning on Wednesday and earning the series sweep would definitely be a fantastic rebound.
But let's look at the White Sox, where in past Chicago Sports Weekly Report's we've said have been struggling.
They sit fourth in the AL Central at 38-39.
On Tuesday, they lost their series opener to the Minnesota Twins 4-0, but they did win their recent series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1.
They beat Toronto 3-2 on June 24, but lost to them 10-8 on June 25, but rebounded on June 26 and beat the Blue Jays 5-2.
Melky Cabrera currently leads the White Sox in batting average (.294), followed by Adam Eaton (.277) and Jose Abreu (.263).
Todd Frazier as of now leads the White a Sox in RBIs (49), followed by Jose Abreu (47) and Melky Cabrera (39).
The White Sox sit behind the Detroit Tigers (39-38), the Kansas City Royals (40-36) and the Cleveland Indians (46-30) in the division standinfs.
The White Sox play game two of their current series against the Twins on Wednesday night at 7:10pm CT.
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