{"id":243378,"date":"2026-03-30T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/243378\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:38:10","slug":"cubs-open-3-game-series-against-the-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/243378\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs open 3-game series against the Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (2-2) vs. Chicago Cubs<\/a> (1-2)<\/p>\n

Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Ryan Johnson<\/a> (0-0); Cubs: Edward Cabrera<\/a> (0-0)<\/p>\n

Cubs -189, Angels +157; over\/under is 9 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Los Angeles Angels to begin a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Chicago had a 92-70 record overall and a 50-31 record at home last season. The Cubs scored 4.9 runs per game in the 2025 season while allowing 4.0.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles had a 72-90 record overall and a 33-48 record on the road last season. The Angels pitching staff averaged 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 5.2 runs per game in the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Cubs: Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

Angels: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)<\/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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