White Sox vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready, sports fans, because tonight’s Windy City showdown at Wrigley Field is not just any ball game! As the sun sets at 08:05 PM EST, the struggling Chicago White Sox, lagging far behind in the American League, are gearing up to challenge their crosstown rivals, the slightly steadier Chicago Cubs, who are fighting to climb up the National League standings. With the Cubs fresh off a stumble against Cincinnati and the Sox licking their wounds after a tussle with Milwaukee, both teams are hungry for redemption. And with the odds-makers setting the stakes with an over/under of 9.0, it’s clear they’re expecting some fireworks. So, as the temperature hovers pleasantly in the mid-70s with just a gentle breeze from the south-southeast to keep things interesting, who will step up to the plate and who will strike out? Tonight, it’s all about which side of Chicago will have the mightier swings and sharper slides!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 04, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSE at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 76.6° with 73% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+230	-290	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+240	-300	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+10	-10	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

0W-10L

AWAY

118W-149L

29.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

133W-132L

70.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/25/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+1.0
07/25/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+1.0
07/26/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+8.0
07/26/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+8.0
08/15/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Under	-1.0
08/15/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-1.0
08/16/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-2.0
08/16/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-2.0

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Chris Flexen

ERA 5.5 | IP 54.0 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 42.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-29-24	vsTOR	3-1L	5.0	4	2	6	Under
05-24-24	vsBAL	6-4L	4.7	5	4	2	Over
05-19-24	@NYY	2-7L	4.0	8	7	4	Push
05-14-24	vsWAS	6-3L	4.7	7	3	5	Push
05-08-24	@TB	4-1W	6.0	3	1	8	Under
05-01-24	vsMIN	10-5L	5.0	4	2	4	Over
04-26-24	vsTB	4-9W	5.0	2	0	2	Over
04-22-24	@MIN	0-7L	2.3	1	1	0	Under
04-19-24	@PHI	0-7L	4.0	1	0	4	Under
04-12-24	vsCIN	11-1L	2.7	7	6	2	Over

Shota Imanaga

ERA 1.862 | IP 58.0 | 5.0W-1.0L | KO 59.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-29-24	@MIL	6-10L	4.3	8	7	1	Over
05-18-24	vsPIT	0-1W	7.0	4	0	7	Under
05-13-24	@ATL	0-2L	5.0	7	0	8	Under
05-07-24	vsSD	2-3W	7.0	7	2	8	Under
05-01-24	@NYM	1-0W	7.0	3	0	7	Under
04-26-24	@BOS	7-1W	6.3	5	1	7	Under
04-20-24	vsMIA	3-5W	6.0	5	3	5	Under
04-13-24	@SEA	4-1W	5.3	5	1	4	Under
04-07-24	vsLAD	1-8W	4.0	2	0	3	Push
04-01-24	vsCOL	0-5W	6.0	2	0	9	Under

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/04	vs MIL	3-6L	5	1	Push
06/03	vs MIL	3-4L	8	2	Under
06/02	vs MIL	5-12L	9	1	Over
05/31	@ TOR	1-3L	4	1	Under
05/30	@ TOR	2-7L	8	0	Push
05/29	@ TOR	1-5L	10	1	Under
05/28	@ BAL	1-4L	1	1	Under
05/27	@ BAL	3-5L	5	0	Under
05/26	@ BAL	4-6L	9	1	Over
05/25	@ BAL	6-8L	7	0	Over
05/24	vs TOR	2-9L	6	1	Over
05/23	vs TOR	5-0W	8	0	Under
05/22	vs TOR	3-9L	9	1	Over
05/21	vs NYY	2-7L	6	1	Push
05/20	vs NYY	1-6L	6	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/04	@ CIN	2-5L	8	0	Under
06/03	@ CIN	7-5W	6	2	Over
06/02	@ CIN	4-5L	8	1	Push
06/01	vs MIL	4-6L	9	3	Over
05/31	vs MIL	6-10L	9	1	Over
05/30	vs MIL	6-3W	9	1	Push
05/29	vs MIL	1-5L	5	0	Under
05/28	vs STL	3-4L	8	2	Under
05/27	vs STL	6-7L	12	0	Over
05/25	@ ATL	0-3L	4	0	Under
05/24	@ ATL	1-9L	3	0	Over
05/23	@ ATL	4-3W	7	0	Under
05/21	@ PIT	2-3L	2	0	Under
05/20	@ PIT	1-0W	5	0	Under
05/19	@ PIT	3-9L	4	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	8.1	10.3	0.28	0.402	35.6%	75.8%	2.3%
#2 Korey Lee	6.5	8.2	0.256	0.395	31.0%	70.5%	3.9%
#3 Corey Julks	7.4	9.5	0.311	0.467	44.4%	91.1%	2.2%
#4 Paul DeJong	7.1	9.3	0.231	0.444	30.8%	75.1%	5.3%
#5 Gavin Sheets	5.6	7.4	0.237	0.416	40.5%	82.1%	2.9%
#6 Lenyn Sosa	6.4	7.9	0.156	0.2	20.0%	40.0%	0.0%
#7 Danny Mendick	5.9	7.6	0.218	0.372	26.9%	64.1%	2.6%
#8 Zach Remillard	5.6	7.0	0.242	0.333	39.4%	72.7%	0.0%
#9 Martin Maldonado	5.0	6.6	0.079	0.124	13.5%	25.8%	1.1%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Mike Tauchman	9.1	12.0	0.264	0.396	42.9%	82.4%	2.2%
#2 Seiya Suzuki	10.2	13.5	0.264	0.45	36.4%	81.4%	4.3%
#3 Cody Bellinger	10.7	13.9	0.265	0.459	35.7%	81.6%	4.3%
#4 Christopher Morel	10.1	13.7	0.195	0.371	36.6%	73.7%	4.9%
#5 Ian Happ	8.7	11.6	0.216	0.372	37.7%	74.9%	3.0%
#6 Nico Hoerner	8.1	10.5	0.257	0.361	39.6%	75.7%	1.0%
#7 Dansby Swanson	8.9	11.7	0.203	0.331	30.8%	64.0%	2.9%
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	7.8	9.9	0.246	0.354	33.8%	69.2%	1.5%
#9 Miguel Amaya	6.6	8.7	0.186	0.271	28.0%	55.1%	1.7%

White Sox Notable Injuries

Eloy Jimenez OUT (OF): Avg: 0.231 SLG:0.381 Last game: 05/23/24. Impact: 2.5
Mike Clevinger OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/25/24. Impact: 4.9
Andrew Benintendi OUT (OF): Avg: 0.195 SLG:0.284 Last game: 06/03/24. Impact: 2.1
Braden Shewmake OUT (IF): Avg: 0.125 SLG:0.203 Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 0.6
Steven Wilson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/21/24. Impact: 0.8
Dominic Leone OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/22/24. Impact: 0.6

Cubs Notable Injuries

Keegan Thompson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/13/24. Impact: 1.5
Colten Brewer OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/14/24. Impact: 1.8
Yency Almonte OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 1.6
Adbert Alzolay OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/14/24. Impact: 0.4