On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays (57-66) will play against the Chicago Cubs (61-63) at Wrigley Field. First pitch is at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Want to find out who’s playing for the Cubs and the Blue Jays? Read on for full injury reports for both teams.
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Game info Cubs vs. Blue Jays
Matchday: Sunday, August 18, 2024
Playing time: 2:20 p.m. ET
TV channels: SNET
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Stadium: Wrigley Field
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Cubs vs. Blue Jays injury news today
Cubs injuries
name
status
Injury
Statistics for 2024
Thomas Nido
10-day injury list
Knee
.192 / .219 / .315, 4, 12
Lukas Klein
60-day injury list
shoulder
3-1, 3.46 ERA, 9.7 K/9
Hayden Wesneski
15-day injury list
forearm
3-6, 3.94 ERA, 8.5 K/9
Adbert Alzolay
60-day injury list
forearm
1-4, 4.67 ERA, 6.8 K/9
Yency Almonte
60-day injury list
shoulder
1-0, 3.45 ERA, 11.5 K/9
Colton Brewer
60-day injury list
hand
0-0, 5.66 ERA, 9.6 K/9
Ben Brown
60-day injury list
neck
1-3, 3.58 ERA, 10.4 K/9
Jordan Wicks
60-day injury list
Oblique
1-2, 4.18 ERA, 10.3 K/9
Blue Jays injuries
name
status
Injury
Statistics for 2024
Bo Bichette
10-day injury list
Calf
.223 / .276 / .321, 4, 30
Leo Jimenez
day after day
Knee
.221 / .303 / .368, 2, 7
Jordan Romano
60-day injury list
elbow
1-2, 6.59 ERA, 8.6 K/9
Alek Manoah
15-day injury list
elbow
1-2, 3.7 ERA, 9.6 K/9
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The latest Cubs hitting insights
Chicago has hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games.
In their last 10 games, the Cubs have a .436 slugging average with 3.3 extra-base hits per game.
Over the last 10 games, Chicago has averaged 7.9 hits per game and a batting average of .239.
Ian Happ leads Chicago with five home runs in his last 10 games. He has a .282 batting average with seven RBIs during that span.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has a batting average of .281/.324/.563 in his last 10 games for the Cubs.
The latest Blue Jays hitting insights
Toronto has hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games.
The Blue Jays have a .398 slugging average with 31 extra-base hits in their last 10 games.
In the last 10 games, Toronto as a team has a batting average of .225 with 7.5 hits per game.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is Toronto’s leader in home runs (three) and runs batted in (eight) over the last ten games, with a batting average of .333 during that time.
Daulton Varsho has a batting average of .282 with one double, two home runs and five walks in his last ten games.
Cubs starting pitcher
Shota Imanaga (9-2) will be on the mound for the Cubs, making his 23rd start of the season.
The left-hander allowed three earned runs in five innings pitched in his last appearance, a duel with the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.
The 30-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with a 3.16 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .239.
During the last 10 games, the Cubs pitchers combined for an ERA of 3.38.
In the last ten games, opposing batters have forced Chicago’s pitchers to hit 12 home runs.
Starting pitcher of the Blue Jays
Bowden Francis makes his seventh start of the season for the Blue Jays. He has a 5-3 record, a 4.92 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander threw seven innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing one earned run and taking one hit.
In 20 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.92 and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. His opponents’ batting average is .248.
The Blue Jays pitchers have an ERA of 3.64 in their last 10 games.
Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 17 home runs in the last 10 games.
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