April 3, 2026Updated 11:14 am EDT
The Chicago Cubs visit the Cleveland Guardians to start a three-game series at Progressive Field, with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET on Friday. Cade Horton (1-0, 2.84 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 3-3 this season and third in the NL Central. Joey Cantillo (0-0, 4.91 ERA) is the expected starter for the Guardians, who are 4-3 and first in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsCubs
Seiya Suzuki: 10 Day IL (Knee), Porter Hodge: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Guardians
George Valera: 10 Day IL (Calf), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (Foot)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner is slashing .318/.385/.500 this season with no home runs, three RBIs and an OPS of .885. He has a 15.4% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate in 26 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs. Hoerner has recorded four steals on four attempts.
In 28 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit three long balls (3rd in MLB), tallied five RBIs and scored five runs. He is batting .208/.321/.625 and has posted a 32.1% strikeout rate and a 14.3% walk rate.
Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter is slashing .273/.304/.818 this season with four home runs (2nd in MLB), five RBIs and an OPS of 1.123 (17th in MLB). He has a 30.4% strikeout rate and a 4.3% walk rate in 23 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs.
In 30 plate appearances, José RamÃrez has slashed .143/.200/.321 this season. He has hit one long ball and driven in five runs with a strikeout rate of 16.7% and a walk rate of 6.7%. He has stolen two bases on two attempts and has scored two runs.
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