The Cubs (62-58) were able to earn a split in their two-game series against the crosstown White Sox thanks to a dramatic three-run walk-off home run off the bat of Christopher Morel Wednesday night. Chicago hopes to carry the momentum of that electric moment into a weekend set against a really dreadful Royals (39-84) team.
If not for the Oakland A’s, Kansas City would comfortably be the worst team in baseball, as they are a full 10 games behind the White Sox in the American League Central division. The 2015 World Series championship is a distant memory for this perpetually rebuilding squad.