{"id":866532,"date":"2026-08-24T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/866532\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:38:09","slug":"diamondbacks-host-the-cubs-to-begin-3-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/866532\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks host the Cubs to begin 3-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (75-56, second in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (69-62, third in the NL West)<\/p>\n

Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Kevin Gausman<\/a> (6-11, 4.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 143 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly<\/a> (8-11, 5.37 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Cubs -144, Diamondbacks +120; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks start a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.<\/p>\n

Arizona is 69-62 overall and 38-28 in home games. The Diamondbacks have a 50-25 record in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

Chicago is 75-56 overall and 37-29 in road games. Cubs hitters have a collective .423 slugging percentage to rank third in the majors.<\/p>\n

The teams match up Monday for the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado<\/a> leads the Diamondbacks with 21 home runs while slugging .442. Corbin Carroll<\/a> is 14 for 35 with four doubles, three triples, a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Nico Hoerner<\/a> has 27 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 58 RBI for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> is 10 for 41 with two doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .275 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by four runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.73 ERA, even run differential<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (arm), Tommy Troy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ketel Marte<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Lourdes Gurriel Jr<\/a>.: 10-Day IL (adductor), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (back), Ryne Nelson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zac Gallen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corbin Burnes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Ben Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (neck), Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Shaw<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (blister), Phil Maton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (hand), Dansby Swanson<\/a>: 10-Day IL (side), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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