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MLB insiders expect the Chicago Cubs will target former aces Zac Gallen and Sandy Alcantara at the trade deadline.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lenyn Sosa has a .264 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 16 doubles, a triple and nine home runs. Chase Meidroth is 14 for 46 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
The Chicago Cubs haven't been to the playoffs in a full season since 2018 and that was just one game, as they lost the Wild Card back when it was a one-and-done. They're coming off back-to-back 83-win seasons.
This round of the City Series arrives as the July 31 trade deadline nears. The Cubs are in a position to buy while the White Sox will be looking to sell.
MLB insider Jim Callis considers the Cubs to be one of many franchises with enough minor-league capital to make blockbuster trades.
Cubs left fielder Ian Happ, who has been battling the Brewers as a division rival longer than anyone on the roster, had a different take on the situation.
Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered in the seventh inning, helping Cade Horton and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1.