Chicago Cubs (7-5, second in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (7-7, second in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 9:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-0); Dodgers: Michael Grove (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -163, Cubs +140; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Los Angeles Dodgers after Ian Happ had four hits against the Dodgers on Friday.
Los Angeles has gone 4-3 in home games and 7-7 overall. The Dodgers have gone 5-1 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Chicago has a 2-1 record in road games and a 7-5 record overall. The Cubs rank eighth in the NL with 15 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .000 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Cubs: 6-4, .000 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Will Smith: day-to-day (illness), 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: Brandon Hughes: 15-Day IL (knee), Kyle Hendricks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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.
