Righthander Ryan Dempster will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Dempster is 4-5 this season with a 3.83 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be ace Mark Buehrle. The lefthander has a 3.17 ERA to go along with a 7-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 9. Geovany Soto belted a three-run homer to lift the Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the crosstown rival White Sox on Friday, as -115 favorites. That game's nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9). Jim Thome hit a solo home run and drove in three runs for the White Sox, who were +105 underdogs. Jose Contreras gave up seven hits and five runs over 7 1-3 innings. A few trends to consider: Next up:
The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field.
Chi Cubs are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games at home
Chi White Sox are 5-11 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox home to Chi Cubs, Sunday, June 28
