The Toronto Blue Jays (57-65) will face the Chicago Cubs (60-63) away on Saturday starting at 2:20 p.m. ET.
The Cubs will hand the ball over to Justin Steele (3-5, 3.16 ERA), who is looking for his fourth win of the season, and the Blue Jays will counter with Chris Bassitt (9-11, 4.30 ERA).
Pitcher duel Cubs vs. Blue Jays and game info
When: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 2:20 p.m. ET
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
How to watch on TV: MLB Network
Probable pitchers: Steele – CHC (3-5, 3.16 ERA) vs. Bassitt – TOR (9-11, 4.30 ERA)
Cubs vs. Blue Jays odds
Cubs win: -165
Blue Jays win: +140
Spread: Boy -1.5
In total: 8.5 runs
Cubs vs. Blue Jays pitcher performance
Steele
Bassitt
19
GS
24
3-5
WL
9-11
3.16
EPOCH
4.30
114
IP
134
31
BB
52
112
ALSO
129
Expected starting pitcher for the Cubs: Justin Steele
Steele starts for the Cubs, his 20th of the season. He has a 3-5 record, a 3.16 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the left-hander threw six innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowed no earned runs and collected six hits.
In 19 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.16 and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing an opponent’s batting average of .221.
Steele will look to continue his streak of good starts in the second game.
Steele will look to continue his streak of five games with five or more innings (his average is six innings per game).
This season, he was able to limit his opponents to zero earned runs in five appearances.
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Expected starting pitcher for the Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt
The Blue Jays will give Bassitt (9-11) the ball for his 25th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw four innings against the Oakland Athletics, allowing seven earned runs and eight hits.
The 35-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with an ERA of 4.30 and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .271.
He has made a good start in 10 of his 24 appearances this season.
In 24 starts, Bassitt has pitched through or beyond the fifth inning 20 times. His season average is 5.6 frames per outing.
He has not allowed a single earned run in 24 opportunities in four appearances this season.
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