Javier Assad hasn’t pitched for the Chicago Cubs this season because of a left oblique strain. He is nearing a return and will make rehab start Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa.

The Cubs ’ lineup had a bit of a different look Friday against White Sox right-hander Adrian Houser, who is in the midst of the best season of his career. Switch-hitting Vidal Brujan got the start at third base over Matt Shaw, and left-handed-hitting Reese McGuire started behind the plate.

After landing at O’Hare International, we hopped off the flight and jumped in an Uber to, you guessed it, the magnificent Rate Field nestled in the Windy City’s Southside. Just kidding, it was Wrigley Field.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one game at the ballpark with the ivy and the best seventh inning stretch in the game was $19 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other contests at Wrigley have seats starting anywhere from $21 to $110 including fees.

A Chicago Cubs fan fell from the wall at Wrigley field while trying to catch a ball. He was fortunate to land in a net.

The Chicago Cubs need a third reliable starting pitcher, and the Kansas City Royals have the man for the job in last season's Cy Young runner-up, Seth Lugo.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux fires away a pitch during the first inning of a game at Wrigley Field on July 26, 2005, against the San Francisco Giants. Maddux recorded his 3,000th strikeout in the third inning. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune)

The whispers among Royals fans began in late May. Royals catcher Salvador Perez had celebrated his 35th birthday that month, and some fans wondered if his best days were in the rearview mirror. But if there's one thing Royals fans have learned through the years about the team's captain,