Milwaukee Brewers (87-53, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (78-62, second in the NL Central)
Chicago; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Logan Henderson (9-2, 2.48 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Cubs: Kevin Gausman (8-11, 4.52 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 156 strikeouts)
LINE: Brewers -114, Cubs -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs after Jackson Chourio’s four-hit game on Wednesday.
Chicago has a 78-62 record overall and a 40-31 record at home. Cubs hitters have a collective .340 on-base percentage, the highest percentage in the NL.
Milwaukee is 87-53 overall and 40-28 on the road. The Brewers have the highest team on-base percentage in the NL at .340.
The matchup Thursday is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Brewers hold a 6-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has 28 doubles and 24 home runs for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 13 for 44 with a double and six home runs over the last 10 games.
Brice Turang has 29 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs while hitting .254 for the Brewers. Chourio is 16 for 46 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .297 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs
Brewers: 6-4, .303 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Pedro Ramirez: day-to-day (back), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (blister), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Dansby Swanson: 10-Day IL (side), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Brewers: Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
