Welcome to the weekly Deep Dish Baseball podcast with Mark Gonzales and Paul Sullivan and other Chicago Tribune writers.
Mark and Paul preview the Cubs' upcoming series against the Astros and Cardinals (1:05 mark), the Cardinals' struggles this season (5:51) and what kind of a reaction Kris Bryant can expect in St. Louis (7:30). They switch gears to discuss White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito's complete-game shutout and his chances of making the AL All-Star team (12:20), Charlie Tilson's return to the majors (14:59), the first visit from Brad Keller and the Royals since Tim Anderson's bat spike (19:00) and pay tribute to longtime baseball writer Gerry Fraley (21:19).