Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell went into Sunday’s series finale at Rate Field hoping to get four innings from Ben Brown. The right-hander, looking to move past a bad outing Monday, produced one of his best starts of the year in the Cubs’ 5-4 win over the White Sox.

This round of the City Series arrives as the July 31 trade deadline nears. The Cubs are in a position to buy while the White Sox will be looking to sell.

The Chicago Cubs could be one of the more intriguing teams to follow at the trade deadline. What could their approach be at the deadline?

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Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell gave an honest assessment of the trade market ahead of next week's deadline.

The Brewers have now won 10 straight games, including all six of their matchups against the Dodgers in that span, and are suddenly tied with the division-rival Cubs for the best record in the National League.

The Brewers head home from their West Coast trip to open their second-half home schedule with the best record in baseball. They're an amazing home team, too, having gone 33-17 to this point in American Family Field.

Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.45 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -114, Brewers -105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs on Monday to start a three-game series.