Mortal Kombat! White Sox Head to Wrigley for an Intercity Clash

Interleague play continues this week with the White Sox vs the Cubs at Wrigley Field.  It's always a battle royal when these two teams meet, and I am sure it will be a colorful series as it usually is.  Last year both teams split the series winning their respective games at home.

Both teams offense have been struggling, but this series will come down to clutch hitting and how well their bullpens fair.  It's going to be a fun series, and I am sure we will get some juicy soundbites from Ozzie and Sweet Lou.

This year the White Sox look for their fourth consecutive road series win, and they send John Danks to the mound.  Danks came off an eight inning outing in which he was out dueled by Justin Verlander, but it was one of Danks best outings in a while, and the young southpaw looks to expand on his success and continue to put his team in a position to win.

The Sox played an overall solid series against the Brewers, and the Sox will need to play just as well against the Cubs.  It will be a playoff atmosphere and emotions will be hot.

Thome will still be coming off the bench for pitch hitting duties, so the White Sox will need to rely on Dye and Konerko to kick start the offense while Podsednik sets the table.  For some players, this will be their first trip to Wrigley and versus the Cubs, so it will be interesting how Beckham, Getz, and Nix perform in a playoff-type series.

I think Beckham is the player to watch in the series.  His bat is starting to heat up, and he earned his first four RBIs Saturday and Sunday.  The ball is finding gaps.

Contreras will pitch Thursday, so that will be a fun game to watch.  Contreras won the AL player of the week when he pitched sixteen scoreless innings in his last two starts.  Contreras is a feel good story in which he requested to be sent down to triple a to regain his control.  The demotion paid off, and Contreras is back to his former self - dominating hitters.