The Chicago White Sox won 5-2 on July 18^th against the Kansas City Royals. The win for the White Sox moved their record to 47-49 on the season as they continue to scrape to get their record to .500. They continue to play well away from home where they are now 26-24 this season. Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle was sharp on the day as the Royals struggled to get hits off of him.

The Sox got just 7 hits on the day, but they were timely and productive. They were able to hit Royals starter Kyle Davies early and get two runs in the first 3 innings. Davies continues to struggle for Kansas City and has not done much of anything to improve on a dismal Royals record. Buehrle, on the other hand, pitched great for the Sox and improved his record to 7-5 this season.

Kansas City got just 2 runs in the game off of 5 hits. They were only able to get some hits put together in the bottom of the 5^th when Buehrle began to struggle a bit. Royals pitcher Davies struggled throughout the game though and now has a dismal 1-9 record this season as he continues to get hit off of early and often. The loss for the Royals brings their record to 38-58 this season and they are just 24-28 at home.

The two teams will meet again on Tuesday the 19^th at 8:10 PM ET in Kansas City. The White Sox are set to start Jake Peavy against the Royals Danny Duffy. Peavy is 4-3 this season with a high 5.27 ERA. Duffy is yet another 1 win Royal pitcher, like Davies, and has struggled. He has 4 losses on the year and carries a 4.85 ERA into the game.

Back in Chicago, on the 18^th, the struggling Cubs beat a hot Phillies team 6-1 at Wrigley. The win came after 11-game winner Roy Halladay struggled in the hot temperatures of Chicago. The Cubs hit him early getting a run in the 1^st and two more in the 3^rd. Holladay would later exit and was visibly exhausted. In all the Cubbies got 12 hits including 2 home runs. Aramis Ramirez hit his 17^th of the year while Carlos Pena added his 20^th of the year. Pitcher Rodrigo Lopez won his 2^nd decision of the season.

The Phillies were only able to manage their one run from 5 hits. The run came off a Jimmy Rollins homerun in the top of the fourth inning. It was Rollins 9^th home run of the season for the Phillies. The loss was credited to Halladay who is now 11-4 on the season. The loss also moves the Phillies record to 59-36 this year.

The two teams will meet again on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET in Chicago. The cubs will start Matt Garza against the Phillies Cliff Lee. Garza is 4-7 this year with a 3.97 ERA while Lee will try to get his 10^th win of the year and carries a 2.82 ERA into the game.