How to Watch Cubs vs. White Sox on TV or Streaming Live - Friday, August 9 (2024)

When the Chicago Cubs (57-60) and Chicago White Sox (28-89) match up in the series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday, August 9, Jameson Taillon will get the ball for the Cubs, while the White Sox will send Garrett Crochet to the mound. The game will begin at 8:10 PM ET.

Interested in checking out the Cubs-White Sox game but don't know how to watch it? Below, you can find TV and streaming options for this matchup.

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Where to Watch Cubs vs. White Sox

• Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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Pitching Matchup

Cubs: Jameson Taillon

• Taillon makes the start for the Cubs, his 20th of the season. He is 7-6 with a 3.25 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• In 19 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.25, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .249 against him.
• Taillon is trying to pick up his 12th quality start of the season.
• Taillon enters the matchup with 16 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 19 appearances this season.

White Sox: Garrett Crochet

• Crochet gets the start for the White Sox, his 24th of the season. He is 6-8 with a 3.19 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the lefty threw four innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering one hit.
• The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.19, with 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season. Opposing batters have a .204 batting average against him.
• Crochet is trying to record his 12th quality start of the season.
• Crochet has pitched five or more innings in a game 15 times this year entering this game.
• In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Cubs Offensive Leaders

• Isaac Paredes is batting .237 this year, with a .770 OPS (.345 on-base, .424 slugging). He has 17 home runs and 60 RBI, plus 46 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15.9%, and his walk rate is 11.6%.
• In 2024, Ian Happ's batting average is .226, to go along with an OPS of .764 (.332 on-base, .433 slugging). He has 18 homers and 64 RBI, plus 62 runs scored and eight stolen bases on 10 attempts. His strikeout rate is 26.6%, and his walk rate is 12.7%.
• Nico ho*rner's current batting average is .254, and he has four home runs and 34 RBI, plus 58 runs scored and 20 steals on 22 attempts. His strikeout rate is 10.8%, and his walk rate is 7.3%. He has a .325 on-base percentage, and a .341 slugging percentage.
• The Cubs' Seiya Suzuki is hitting .271, with a .345 on-base percentage and a .487 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 27.1%, and his walk rate is 9%. He has 16 home runs and 54 RBI, plus 49 runs scored and 10 steals on 14 attempts.

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White Sox Offensive Leaders

• The White Sox's Andrew Vaughn owns a .236/.290/.392 triple slash this year, and he's blasted 13 home runs with 42 runs and 51 RBI. He's walking and striking out 6.2% and 22.8% of the time, respectively.
• In 354 plate appearances, Andrew Benintendi, who owns a .210/.263/.351 triple slash line this season, has tallied 30 runs, 38 RBI, and 11 bombs. His walk rate is 6.5%, and his strikeout rate is 18.1%.
• This season, Gavin Sheets sports a .215 average to go along with a .298 OBP and .345 SLG in 366 plate appearances. He's also cracked seven dingers with 31 RBI and 27 runs while posting a 21% strikeout rate and 9.6% walk rate.
• At the dish, Nicky Lopez is batting .237/.307/.288 this season with a walk rate of 7.8% and a K rate of 14.6%. In addition, he's blasted no home runs while driving in 15 runs and scoring 27 times. Plus, he's stolen five bases on 11 attempts.

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