Guardians aim to break 5-game skid, take on the Cubs
Chicago; Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-8, 3.80 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -158, Guardians +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians head into the matchup against the Chicago Cubs after losing five games in a row.
Chicago has a 50-35 record overall and a 26-15 record in home games. Cubs hitters have a collective .326 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in the majors.
Cleveland is 40-43 overall and 20-23 on the road. The Guardians are 24-6 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The matchup Wednesday is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Tucker has 18 doubles, four triples and 17 home runs for the Cubs. Michael Busch is 14 for 34 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
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Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 13 home runs while slugging .493. Steven Kwan is 11 for 41 with four doubles, a triple and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 5-5, .277 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Guardians: 3-7, .188 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (ankle), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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