Winners of just four of their last fifteen, the first-place Chicago White Sox have fallen back to the rest of the American League Central after jumping out to a torrid pace through the first five weeks of the season. After losing three of four in Cleveland to start the week, the Pale Hoes hold a razor-thin half-game lead in the division and the World Champion Kansas City Royals sit in third just two games back.
While the calendar has yet to turn over to June, this series certainly matters as the top four teams jockey for positioning in the tightest division in the American League.