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Chicago Cubs (11-8, first in the NL Central)
vs. San Diego Padres (14-3, first in the NL West)
San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.70 ERA, 0.90
WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (1-1, 1.72 ERA, 1.21
WHIP, six strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -140, Padres +118; over/under is 7
1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Chicago Cubs looking
to extend an 11-game home winning streak.
San Diego has an 11-0 record at home and a 14-3 record overall.
Padres hitters have a collective .433 slugging percentage to
rank seventh in the majors.
Chicago has an 11-8 record overall and a 7-4 record in road
games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .258, the
sixth-best team batting average in MLB play.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The
season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has a .361 batting average to
lead the Padres, and has a double and six home runs. Luis Arraez
is 16-for-44 with a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.
Kyle Tucker has eight doubles and five home runs for the Cubs.
Seiya Suzuki is 13-for-35 with a triple and three home runs over
the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .276 batting average, 3.52 ERA,
outscored opponents by 11 runs
Cubs: 6-4, .260 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents
by 23 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Brandon Lockridge: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake
Cronenworth: 10-Day IL (rib), Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (oblique),
Jackson Merrill: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL
(forearm), Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yu Darvish:
15-Day IL (elbow), Sean Reynolds: 15-Day IL (foot), Joe
Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (elbow), Vidal Brujan: 10-Day IL
(elbow), Tyson Miller: 15-Day IL (hip), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL
(hip), Javier Assad: 15-Day IL (oblique)
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