Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered in the seventh inning, helping Cade Horton and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night.

Chicago Cubs team president Jed Hoyer made it known that no prospect is untouchable in any potential deal that he decides to make prior to the trade deadline. A recent surge from the top prospect in Chicago's organization may have altered Hoyer's plans just a bit.

The defeat cut the Chicago Cubs’ division lead to 2 1/2 games as they ride a three-game losing streak and losses in five of their last six games.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field as they try to stay in the American League playoff race. At 50-53, they

“Somehow he’s just gotten better in this stretch,” Counsell said. “He’s just overwhelming hitters. It’s just a great pitch mix and deception. You watch the Bobby Witt at-bats, who’s one of the best hitters in the game. What (Boyd) did there tonight is a great example of how good the stuff is. It’s been fun to watch him pitch.”

The Chicago Cubs need help in the starting rotation and have until Thursday to make a move. Shōta Imanaga and Matthew Boyd have been great, but the Cubs need more.

The Chicago White Sox boast a major-league-best 61 runs since the All-Star break and have gone 6-1 over that span.

On the field before an early-season game, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer chatted with Peter Bendix, his counterpart from the Miami Marlins. As players went through their warmup routines,