BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series. Chicago has a 59-40 record overall and a 32-17 record in home games. The Cubs are third in MLB play with 148 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.

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After posting a series win to begin the second half of the regular season, the Chicago Cubs take a share of the National League's best record into an interleague series with the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.

Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Alex Bregman also connected as Boston rallied after managing just one run in its first two games after the All-Star break.

Chicago, which had led the NL Central since April 12, is now tied with Milwaukee. But it just needs to do what it has done all season.

The Chicago Cubs are among the top-fielding teams in MLB. “When you have a good defense, you start to realize how important it is,” Craig Counsell said.

The Chicago Cubs need help filling out their rotation at the trade deadline, and they could turn to the ace of the Washington Nationals, MacKenzie Gore.

Cheerful and carefree is simply not how Counsell rolls. That focused attitude will influence how the Cubs approach the July 31 trade deadline. The contrarian manager is an extension of Jed Hoyer’s front office, which obsesses over depth and knows from experience that things can quickly go sideways.