Chicago Cubs (6-5, third in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (7-6, second in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Justin Steele (0-0); Dodgers: Noah Syndergaard (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -169, Cubs +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series.
Los Angeles has a 4-2 record at home and a 7-6 record overall. Dodgers hitters are batting a collective .248, which ranks 10th in the NL.
Chicago is 1-1 in road games and 6-5 overall. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .280, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .000 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
Cubs: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Miguel Rojas: day-to-day (hamstring), Alex Reyes: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jimmy Nelson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Hudson: 15-Day IL (knee), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (knee), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (ankle), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cubs: Dansby Swanson: day-to-day (side), 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
