The Chicago Cubs ride a 10-game win streak into a home matchup versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday. Roki Sasaki (0-2, 6.11 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 17-9 this season and second in the NL West. Colin Rea (3-0, 3.00 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cubs, who are 17-9 and first in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Mookie Betts: 10 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brusdar Graterol: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Edwin DÃaz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Casparius: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Landon Knack: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cubs
Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Caleb Thielbar: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Finger), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
Andy Pages is hitting for a .333 BA, .382 OBP and .548 SLG with a 23.5% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate. His OPS is .931, which ranks 13th in MLB, and he has scored 13 runs. In 102 plate appearances, he has hit five home runs and driven in 21 runs (8th in MLB). Pages has been crafty on the base paths, recording four steals on five attempts.
In 101 plate appearances, Max Muncy has slashed .292/.376/.596 this season. He has hit eight long balls (6th in MLB) and driven in nine runs with a strikeout rate of 26.7% and a walk rate of 11.9%. He has come around to score 21 times (8th in MLB).
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner is slashing .299/.374/.477 this season with four home runs, 23 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .851. He has a 9.8% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate in 123 plate appearances, and he has scored 16 total runs. Hoerner has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
In 109 plate appearances, Dansby Swanson has posted a 22.9% strikeout rate and a 17.4% walk rate while slashing .209/.349/.453 with six home runs, 21 RBIs (8th in MLB) and 22 runs scored.
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