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Chicago Cubs (28-20, first in the NL Central)
vs. Miami Marlins (19-27, fifth in the NL East)
Miami; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.11
WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Marlins: Ryan Weathers (1-0, 1.80 ERA,
0.60 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -154, Marlins +129; over/under is 8
1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins bring a 1-0 lead into the latest
game of the series against the Chicago Cubs.
Miami has a 13-13 record at home and a 19-27 record overall.
Marlins hitters have a collective .391 slugging percentage to
rank ninth in the NL.
Chicago is 28-20 overall and 13-10 on the road. Cubs hitters are
batting a collective .256, the seventh-best team batting average
in MLB play.
Tuesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this
season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 10 home runs
while slugging .561. Connor Norby is 12 for 37 with three
doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10
games.
Kyle Tucker has nine doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 33
RBIs for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 14 for 41 with a
double, two triples, three home runs and 11 RBIs over the past
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .249 batting average, 3.55 ERA,
even run differential
Cubs: 6-4, .247 batting average, 4.33 ERA, outscored opponents
by 11 runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Xavier Edwards: 10-Day IL (back), Dane Myers:
10-Day IL (oblique), Rob Brantly: 10-Day IL (lat), Griffin
Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Andrew
Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow),
Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Ian Happ: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyson Miller: 60-Day IL
(hip), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL
(leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day
IL (elbow), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip)
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