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During their 3-1 loss to the Mets on July 12, the Royals were surprised that a replay review of a stolen base by Bobby Witt Jr. was overturned and he was called out. Witt was ruled to have come off the base at some point.

This round of the City Series arrives as the July 31 trade deadline nears. The Cubs are in a position to buy while the White Sox will be looking to sell.

Royals -158, White Sox +133; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox face the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead. Chicago has gone 15-17 in home games and 21-43 overall.

The Kansas City Royals have told other teams they would need to be offered "controllable outfield help" in order to consider trading pitcher Seth Lugo, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

Eight teams have checked in on talented but struggling star and if the White Sox can trade him before confronting that $20M option decision, they need to do it.

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The Chicago White Sox had a historic spurt after returning to action, becoming the first team in MLB history to win each of their first 4 games out of All-Star break by 5-plus runs.