Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

Today’s matchup is between the Chicago Cubs (32-25) and the Chicago White Sox (34-17). The Cubs have won 1 of their last 5 games while the White Sox have also won 1 of their last 6 games. The Chicago White Sox has lost there last 5 straight games including a 4 game series sweep to the Cleveland Indians.

The Cubs are starting Yu Darvish (RHP), who is 7-3 in 11 starts, pitching a 2.22 ERA, 2.23 FIP, .255 wOBA, K% of 32.4%, BB% of 4.8%, 88.5 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.00 WHIP in 69 innings pitched.

The White Sox are starting Dylan Cease (RHP), who is 5-3 in 11 starts with a 3.52 ERA, 5.92 FIP, .339 wOBA, K% of 26.9%, BB% of 7.5%, 89.2 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.43 WHIP in 53.2 innings pitched.

The Cubs are the 17th best in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the White Sox are 8th.

On the hitting side, the Cubs have a .308 wOBA and a .318 OBP. The White Sox have a .337 wOBA and a .327 OBP. The Cubs have 65 HRs this season while the White Sox have 91 HRs.

Both of these teams have been cold as of late with the Cubs scoring 8 runs in 5 games and the White Sox scoring twice as much with 16 runs in 5 games. The Chicago White Sox has played against a higher level of competition including a game against Shane Bieber compared to the Cubs who have been losing a struggling Pittsburgh team.