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In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Evan Altman of Cubs Insider to discuss the team's 9-3 loss to the Nationals and if left-hander Jon Lester will have to come out of the bullpen later. They also discussed manager Joe Maddon's postgame comments. Later, Stephen Andress of Radio.com Sports joined the show to discuss fantasy football strategy and the upcoming NFL season.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by recapping the Cubs' ugly 9-3 loss to the Nationals on Friday afternoon, which snapped their five-game winning streak. He then discussed what the Cubs should do at the leadoff spot and left-hander Jon Lester's continued struggles. Later, Ostrowski turned the conversation to the White Sox, listening to audio from manager Rick Renteria on sabermetrics and from general manager Rick Hahn on star prospect Luis Robert's timeline for a promotion.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski and producers Adam Studzinski and Chris Dickens continued to react to White Sox general manager Rick Hahn's comments about star prospect Luis Robert's promotion timeline and whether the team will contend in 2020. Later, Ostrowski welcomed in Julie DiCaro for transition.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by WBBM sideline reporter and Score host Mark Grote to preview the Bears-Colts preseason matchup Saturday and discuss quarterback Mitchell Trubisky calling Grote crazy. Later, Ostrowski took a listen to White Sox general manager Rick Hahn's comments on why star prospect Luis Robert hasn't been promoted to the big leagues yet.

Joe Ostrowski by reacting to the Cubs' 1-0 win against the Giants on Thursday afternoon. He then asked a question: Who's the most important player to the Cubs right now if they want to win the NL Central and make a deep playoff run?

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by gambling analyst Matt "Vegas Matt" Simo to discuss some football contests, to share which teams to bet on and explain how you can win $1.4 million.

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Bleacher Nation writers Michael Cerami and Luis Medina to discuss a variety of Cubs storylines and their standing in the playoff race. Cerami and Medina also are co-hosts of "Outside the Ivy" on NBC Sports Chicago.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski discuss how Bears coach Matt Nagy doesn't play his starters much, if at all, in the preseason. Is the approach by Nagy and a few other teams a sign that the NFL is moving toward eliminating a couple preseason games in favor of expanding to an 18-game regular season? Later, producers Herb Lawrence and Adam Studzinski chimed in to discuss whether a clutch gene exists, as they explained the difference between a first quarter and a fourth quarter.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show discussing the Cubs' series win against the Pirates over the weekend, their first such on the road since May. Ostrowski also discussed how the Cubs' two aces right now are two players whom you wouldn't expect at this point of the season.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders to discuss why he believes the Bears are in for a 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars type of fall in 2019 -- unless quarterback Mitchell Trubisky balls out.