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Chicago Cubs (48-33, first in the NL Central)
vs. Houston Astros (48-33, first in the AL West)
Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Cade Horton (3-1, 3.73 ERA, 1.29 WHIP,
31 strikeouts); Astros: Brandon Walter (0-1, 3.80 ERA, 1.10
WHIP, 25 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -112, Cubs -107; over/under is 8
1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros begin a three-game series at
home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
Houston has a 30-13 record in home games and a 48-33 record
overall. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.41 ERA, which ranks
second in the AL.
Chicago is 48-33 overall and 23-18 on the road. Cubs hitters
have a collective .325 on-base percentage, the fifth-best
percentage in MLB play.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between
the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes leads the Astros with 16 home runs
while slugging .463. Mauricio Dubon is 10 for 34 with four home
runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Tucker has 16 home runs, 53 walks and 49 RBIs while hitting
.287 for the Cubs. Michael Busch is 12 for 37 with a double, two
home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .270 batting average, 3.23 ERA,
outscored opponents by 11 runs
Cubs: 5-5, .257 batting average, 5.66 ERA, outscored by four
runs
INJURIES: Astros: Jacob Melton: 10-Day IL (ankle), Shawn Dubin:
15-Day IL (forearm), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brendan
Rodgers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (foot),
Spencer Arrighetti: 60-Day IL (thumb), Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL
(oblique), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day
IL (hand), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez:
10-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian
Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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)
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