Today the Chicago Cubs will host crosstown rival Chicago White Sox for an afternoon game of baseball. They scored 31 runs in a three-game sweep of visiting Miami before getting Thursday off, and I think the Cubs will keep swinging hot bats here against Carson Fulmer (2-2, 5.02 ERA) who will face the Cubs for the second time in his career. His first, a relief appearance in 2015, didn't go well as he lasted just one-third of an inning and gave up four runs. The Cubs turn to Tyler Chatwood (2-3, 3.31 ERA) who is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA in two career starts against the White Sox and he has allowed just two runs through 11 2/3 innings in his last two starts here at Wrigley.

The Cubs are just 19-15 on the season, but note that 16 of those victories came as favorites and they're 12-4 against the runline in those games.

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