How to watch White Sox vs. Cubs: TV channel and streaming options for August 17

The Chicago White Sox will look to keep a three-game winning streak going when they visit the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 p.m. ET on Monday. Shota Imanaga (8-9, 3.74 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 72-53 this season and second in the NL Central. Luis Castillo (4-9, 4.96 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 65-58 and first in the AL Central.

How to watch Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs

White Sox vs. Cubs odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -169
• Underdog Moneyline: White Sox +140
• Total: 8
• Total Over Odds: -115
• Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Cubs

Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Dansby Swanson: day-to-day (Side)

White Sox

Joey Bart: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kyle Teel: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Chris Murphy: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Davis Martin: 15 Day IL (Finger), Tanner Murray: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ky Bush: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Vasil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Brooks Baldwin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .276/.374/.533 this season with 28 home runs (9th in MLB), 75 RBIs (15th in MLB) and an OPS of .906 (6th in MLB). He has a 27.2% strikeout rate and an 11.7% walk rate in 555 plate appearances, and he has scored 87 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 30 steals on 37 attempts.
• In 557 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has hit 16 long balls, tallied 61 RBIs and scored 69 runs. He is batting .251/.343/.402 and has posted a 15.8% strikeout rate and an 11.1% walk rate.
• Chicago’s Miguel Vargas is slashing .239/.344/.491 this season with 28 home runs (9th in MLB), 72 RBIs and an OPS of .835. He has a 17.8% strikeout rate and a 12.8% walk rate in 533 plate appearances, and he has scored 83 total runs. Vargas has recorded 12 steals on 14 attempts.
• In 497 plate appearances, Chase Meidroth has slashed .278/.354/.416 this season. He has hit 12 long balls and driven in 49 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.3% and a walk rate of 9.9%. and has scored 71 runs.

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