Cease expected to start for Chicago against Chicago

Posted August 22, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Chicago White Sox (16-11, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (16-9, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (4-1, 3.16 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (3-2, 3.31 ERA, .89 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

The Cubs went 51-30 on their home field in 2019. Chicago hit .252 as a team last season and averaged 3.4 extra base hits per game.

The White Sox went 33-48 on the road in 2019. Chicago hit .261 as a team and averaged 2.9 extra base hits per game last season.

The teams meet for the first time this year. Chicago leads the season series 1-0.

INJURIES: Cubs: Brad Wieck: (hamstring), Jose Quintana: (left thumb), James Norwood: (right shoulder), Tyler Chatwood: (back), Steven Souza Jr.: (right hamstring), Daniel Descalso: (ankle).

White Sox: Carlos Rodon: (left shoulder), Reynaldo Lopez: (shoulder), Jimmy Lambert: (forearm), Ian Hamilton: (right shoulder), Aaron Bummer: (left biceps), Nick Madrigal: (left shoulder), Leury Garcia: (thumb).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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