- Paul Boucher
- Jose Abreu slams his 27th homer on July 4 at U.S. Cellular Field against the Mariners. He now has 29.
Sure, the White Sox and Cubs are a combined 23 games under .500, with the Cubs deserving most of the credit. But Chicago baseball fans still have something to crow about.
Abreu has amassed his 29 homers—and 23 doubles as well—despite missing two weeks at the end of May because of a sore ankle. His .618 slugging percentage leads the majors. Rizzo’s slugging percentage, .539, is fifth in the NL. He walks more than Abreu (55 bases on balls for Rizzo, only 23 for Abreu), and so has the higher on base percentage (.389 to .340). Abreu is hitting .292 with 74 RBI, Rizzo .285 with 55 RBI.
