Toronto Blue Jays (57-65, fifth in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (60-63, fourth in the NL Central)
Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (9-11, 4.30 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 129 strikeouts); Cubs: Justin Steele (3-5, 3.16 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cubs -169, Blue Jays +142; Over/Under is 8 runs
CONCLUSION: The Chicago Cubs, who have won three home games in a row, host the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chicago’s record at home is 33-27 and 60-63 overall. The Cubs have the ninth-best on-base percentage in the NL at .310.
Toronto’s record is 57-65 overall and 28-34 on the road. The Blue Jays have the ninth-best slugging percentage in the AL at .384.
Saturday’s clash will be the second time this season that these teams have met.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 22 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Cubs. Ian Happ is 10 for 38 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs in the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a .319 batting average, leading the Blue Jays. He has hit 32 doubles, one triple and 25 home runs. Ernie Clement has struck out 12 of 40 batters, one home run and four RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .254 batting average, 3.38 ERA, eight runs more than opponents
Blue Jays: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.50 ERA, 10 runs more points than opponents
INJURIES: 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)
Blue Jays: Jordan Romano: 60-day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-day IL (calf), Alek Manoah: 15-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
