Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) vs. Chicago Cubs (1-0)
Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (0-0); Cubs: Justin Steele (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -124, Cubs +105; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Chicago had a 74-88 record overall and a 37-44 record in home games last season. The Cubs pitching staff had a collective 4.01 ERA last season while averaging 8.6 strikeouts and 3.4 walks per nine innings.
Milwaukee had an 86-76 record overall and a 40-41 record in road games last season. The Brewers pitching staff had a collective 3.85 ERA last season while averaging 9.5 strikeouts and 3.2 walks per nine innings.
INJURIES: Cubs: Brandon Hughes: 15-Day IL (knee), Kyle Hendricks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (oblique), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Brewers: Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (labrum), Justin Wilson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser: 15-Day IL (groin), Tyrone Taylor: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jason Alexander: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
