Guardians open 3-game series with the Cubs
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Chicago Cubs (59-60, third in the NL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (69-49, first in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (9-2, 3.06 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Guardians: Ben Lively (10-7, 3.59 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cubs -118, Guardians -102; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series.
Cleveland has gone 35-20 at home and 69-49 overall. The Guardians have the fourth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.76.
Chicago has a 27-33 record on the road and a 59-60 record overall. The Cubs have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .311.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 25 doubles, a triple and 31 home runs while hitting .280 for the Guardians. Josh Naylor is 10-for-38 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Cody Bellinger has a .279 batting average to lead the Cubs, and has 16 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs. Nico Hoerner is 13-for-42 with a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .226 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Cubs: 8-2, .287 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Carlos Carrasco: 15-Day IL (hip), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cubs: Tomas Nido: 10-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jordan Wicks: 60-Day IL (oblique), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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