Cleveland Guardians (40-42, second in the AL
Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (49-35, first in the NL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.68 ERA,
1.43 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (7-3, 2.65 ERA,
1.10 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -174, Guardians +145; over/under is
8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Cleveland Guardians on
Tuesday to begin a three-game series.
Chicago is 25-15 in home games and 49-35 overall. The Cubs are
27-8 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Cleveland has gone 20-22 in road games and 40-42 overall. The
Guardians are 27-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the
two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 22 home runs
while slugging .540. Kyle Tucker is 15 for 41 with four home
runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Carlos Santana has six doubles, nine home runs and 37 RBIs for
the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 10 for 31 with three doubles and
two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .271 batting average, 5.76 ERA,
outscored by two runs
Guardians: 3-7, .191 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by 24
runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan:
60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin
Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Gabriel Arias: day-to-day (ankle), Will Brennan:
60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben
Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder),
Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL
(elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL
(shoulder)
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