Inside The Clubhouse

In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Mike Esposito played a new edition of "Stay or go?" regarding White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu as the trade deadline nears. They then took more calls more later discussing Harold Baines and Lee Smith getting inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday.

In the first hour, Bruce Levine and Mike Esposito discussed the Cubs' back-and-forth 6-5 win against the Padres on Friday afternoon and the inspiration from off the field that first baseman Anthony Rizzo had in hitting a key grand slam. The guys then took calls before Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber joined the show to discuss the team's win Friday, its recent play, how the players feel about lineup construction, the NL Central race and more.

In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel discussed the Pirates' tendency to pitch inside and listened in to audio from Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle reacting to that topic. The guys also debated what the White Sox should do leading up to the trade deadline before being joined by Bob Nightengale of USA Today to discuss the latest MLB storylines and rumors.

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel opened their show discussing Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish wanting the ball out of the break and delivering in a win Friday. Later, Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks joined the show to discuss the team's outlook in the second half and the NL Central race.

In the final hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Speigel were joined by Cubs Radio color analyst Ron Coomer to discuss the team's recent struggles and what can be done to get past them. Later, Score reporter David Schuster filled them in on some of Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein's pregame comments.