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White Sox in Funk

A Chicago White Sox club which won the World Series just two seasons ago and expected to contend again in 2007 may find itself effectively out of the race before July. Losing to the crosstown rival Cubs will only throw salt on that wound.

The White Sox try to avoid their third losing streak this month of at least four games when they continue their weekend home series with the Cubs on Saturday afternoon.

Top Teams Collide

The Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres are both leading their respective divisions. One team, however, has given itself more room for error than the other.

The surging Red Sox will have red-hot Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound Friday night when they begin a three-game series against the NL West-leading Padres.

Glavine Not Concerned

Tom Glavine knows he has peaks and valleys over the course of a season. That's why the New York Mets left-hander isn't concerned about his recent slump heading into Friday's opener of a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics at Shea Stadium.

Glavine (5-5, 4.67 ERA) has been stuck on 295 career victories since May 19, going 0-4 with a 7.31 ERA in his last five starts for New York (38-32).

Chi-Town Clash

Things have not gone well for the Chicago White Sox since they last met their city rival.

The White Sox (29-39) open a three-game interleague set on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field against the Chicago Cubs (32-39) in a matchup of struggling teams.

On May 18, the White Sox were three games over .500 and just 3 1/2 games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.

Mariners Back on Track

The Seattle Mariners' losing streak is over, but their lineup changes might not be scrapped any time soon.

The Mariners look to build on their best performance at the plate in over a week as they face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the decisive game of their series.