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Jim Feist's FREE PLAY
Tuesday, August 1, 2026
MLB
08/18/2026 (5:05 pt / 8:05 et)
979. Chicago White Sox vs 980. Chicago Cubs
Take: 979. White Sox / Chicago Cubs OVER 9 (5:05 pt / 8:05 et)
My free play for Tuesday will be on the Chicago Sox/Cubs OVER the total in their second game of the Crosstown Classic on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
First of all, the pitching matchup sets up both offenses for success. Chicago sends Bryan Hudson to the mound. He’s got a record of 3-4 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. The Cubs will counter with Kevin Gausman, who is 6-11 with a 4.53 ERA. Gausman has especially been hurting lately, allowing six runs and seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings his last outing against Washington.
Offensively, both sides are also coming into this game hot. The first game of this Crosstown rivalry went 7-5 in favor of the Cubs on Monday, with Chicago compiling 14 hits in that contest. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two homers while Seiya Suzuki added another. Over in the loss, the White Sox have some power as well with a three-run homer from Randal Grichuk and a two-run blast from Andrew Benintendi. The White Sox also came into this series on a hot streak as well, sweeping Detroit and hitting 12 homers while batting .285 over their last week of play.
With Gausman being shaky as of late, both offenses capable of producing power and both bullpens likely having to cover a lot of innings, I like another bats-flying-out rivalry game.
Jim's Free Play: 979. White Sox / Chicago Cubs OVER
