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“Bro, there ain’t gonna be any home runs today.” Those were the famous last words of Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito after Dylan Cease predicted Tim Anderson was about to go yard last week at Wrigley Field. Giolito’s statement made perfect sense. It was cold and rainy, with a 23 mph wind blowing in from the north for the opening game of the City Series. Leading off the third inning, Anderson faced Keegan Thompson, who had not yielded a home run in 17⅔ innings entering the inning. But Cease was undeterred. “I believe in him,” Cease told Giolito. “I’m going to go ‘Home run over the Sloan…