April 4, 2026 1:15 pm EDT
The Cleveland Guardians will look for continued power from a hitter on a hot streak versus the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET, at Progressive Field. Gabriel Arias is on a two-game homer streak. Shota Imanaga (0-1, 7.20 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 3-4 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Slade Cecconi (0-1, 12.46 ERA) is the expected starter for the Guardians, who are 5-3 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), Cade Horton: day-to-day (Forearm)
Guardians
George Valera: 10 Day IL (Calf), Hunter Gaddis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner has hit no home runs this season. He has also tallied three RBIs and has scored five runs. In 30 plate appearances, he has recorded a .292 BA, .400 OBP and .458 SLG with a 16.7% walk rate and a 13.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording four steals on four attempts.
In 32 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit three long balls (3rd in MLB), tallied five RBIs and scored five runs. He is batting .179/.281/.536 and has posted a 37.5% strikeout rate and a 12.5% walk rate.
Chase DeLauter is hitting for a .346 BA, .370 OBP and .923 SLG with a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 3.7% walk rate. His OPS is 1.293, which ranks 7th in MLB, and he has scored six runs. In 27 plate appearances, he has hit five home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in eight runs (4th in MLB).
In 34 plate appearances, Jose Ramirez has hit one long ball, tallied five RBIs and scored two runs. He is batting .188/.235/.344 and has posted a 14.7% strikeout rate and a 5.9% walk rate. Ramirez has recorded two steals on two attempts.
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