As the baseball season began, I predicted the White Sox would go 92-70 and win the AL Central, while the Cubs would finish in third place in the NL Central with a 74-88 record.. No, really. I ...

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There are ships passing in the night, and then there are the Sox and Cubs. One team an ocean liner steaming for the deep waters of playoff baseball. The other an unrecognizable bucket of bolts.

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 ...

The Cubs could add a third sweep to that list if they can beat the White Sox on Tuesday and Wednesday. A South Side Home Run Edge (20) Both teams have boasted some incredible home run hitters ...

Chicago, which had led the NL Central since April 12, is now tied with Milwaukee. But it just needs to do what it has done all season.

The Cubs were retired 1-2-3 by Jared Shuster in the first inning. Shuster figures to be in the White Sox rotation this year, and he got hit hard by the Cubs in the second, when they scored five runs.

Rowan Kavner is an MLB writer for FOX Sports. He previously covered the L.A. Dodgers, LA Clippers and Dallas Cowboys. An LSU grad, Rowan was born in California, grew up in Texas, then moved back to the West Coast in 2014. Follow him on X at @RowanKavner.