In the second hour, Matt Spiegel was joined in studio by Leila Rahimi of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss all the latest Cubs and White Sox storylines and what's going to happen down the stretch of the MLB season. Plus, the pair discussed the proper pronunciation of "GIF."

Matt Spiegel opened his show explaining why he has renewed optimism about the Cubs here in the last couple weeks of the regular season. He also asked listeners who they're rooting for as the NL Central-leading Cardinals and wild-card-contending Brewers square off in their series finale Sunday.

In the final hour leading up to the Cubs broadcast, Matt Spiegel was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic to discuss national baseball storylines and the latest trends in the league.

In the third hour, Matt Spiegel discussed the variety of factors leading to the Cubs' loss to the Brewers on Saturday and the truth that Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich is the best player on either team. Later, Spiegel was joined by Matt LaCour, who was the high school coach of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty and Braves left-hander Max Fried.

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel brough back some audio from Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer from earlier in the week. Hoyer was shockingly honest in his assessment of where the Cubs are with their core and its window closing. Later, Max Crawford joined Spiegel. Crawford is an accomplished horn player who also took you behind the scenes in discussing his game day responsibilities at Wrigley Field.