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Chicago Cubs (20-13, first in the NL Central)
vs. Milwaukee Brewers (16-17, third in the NL Central)
Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (1-1, 4.01 ERA, 1.10
WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Brewers: Jose Quintana (4-0, 1.14 ERA,
1.14 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -110, Brewers -109; over/under is 8
1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs meet the Milwaukee Brewers leading
the series 1-0.
Milwaukee has a 9-5 record at home and a 16-17 record overall.
The Brewers have gone 10-4 in games when they did not allow a
home run.
Chicago has a 20-13 record overall and an 11-6 record on the
road. The Cubs rank second in the NL with 49 total home runs,
averaging 1.5 per game.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Chourio has 11 doubles, a triple, six
home runs and 24 RBI while hitting .255 for the Brewers. Brice
Turang is 11-for-37 with a double over the past 10 games.
Seiya Suzuki has six doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 29
RBI for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 11-for-40 with two
doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.86 ERA,
outscored by two runs
Cubs: 6-4, .269 batting average, 2.81 ERA, outscored opponents
by 20 runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Blake Perkins: 60-Day IL (shin), Garrett
Mitchell: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nestor Cortes: 60-Day IL (elbow),
Connor Thomas: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL
(hamstring), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron
Ashby: 15-Day IL (oblique), D.L. Hall: 60-Day IL (lat), Robert
Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day
IL (elbow), Eli Morgan: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tyson Miller: 15-Day
IL (hip), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip)
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