Morning Cubs and Sox Links

Cubs offense makes a rare appearance and more impressively against a pitcher that usually kills them. The Sox pulled a nice comeback win out against the Rays too. Also the Astros just swept St. Louis meaning the Cubs and Astros are both one game out of first.

Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! Tribune. MLB. AP.

Ryan Dempster might be back on Sunday.

Trade Deadline moves for the Cubs?

The whole team has to be better in order for the Cubs to make it into the playoffs. Duh.

Milton can still hit righty.

Cubs prospect on trial coverage.

Geovany Soto on his way back. I imagine he will be roughly the size of a small whale.

Sox beat the Rays. Tribune. ST. MLB. AP.

Ozzie defends the struggling Bobby Jenks. More on Jenks.

Danks blister talk.