Cubs begin 3-game series at home against the Yankees
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New York Yankees (80-60, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (72-68, second in the NL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (12-6, 3.39 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 144 strikeouts); Cubs: Jordan Wicks (2-2, 3.82 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -143, Cubs +122; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series.
Chicago has a 37-31 record at home and a 72-68 record overall. The Cubs rank 10th in the NL with 149 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
New York has a 43-29 record in road games and an 80-60 record overall. The Yankees lead the majors with 213 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
Friday’s game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has a .277 batting average to lead the Cubs, and has 23 doubles, six triples and 19 home runs. Ian Happ is 18-for-43 with 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 32 doubles, a triple, 51 home runs and 124 RBI for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 8-for-36 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 7-3, .304 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs
Yankees: 4-6, .281 batting average, 5.54 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Lopez: 15-Day IL (groin), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (finger), Julian Merryweather: 15-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Yankees: Gerrit Cole: day-to-day (calf), Ian Hamilton: 60-Day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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