The Chicago Cubs take a nine-game win streak into a home matchup versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, at 10:15 p.m. ET on Friday. Emmet Sheehan (2-0, 5.85 ERA) gets the start for the Dodgers, who are 17-8 this season and first in the NL West. Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.97 ERA) is starting for the Cubs, who are 16-9 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 Díaz: 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), Porter Hodge: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Finger), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Caleb Thielbar: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
Los Angeles’ Andy Pages has hit five home runs this season. He has also tallied 21 RBIs (7th in MLB) and has scored 13 runs. In 98 plate appearances, he has recorded a .337 BA, .388 OBP and .551 SLG with a 7.1% walk rate and a 24.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording four steals on five attempts.
In 101 plate appearances, Freddie Freeman has hit three long balls, tallied 14 RBIs and scored nine runs. He is batting .297/.366/.495 and has posted a 9.9% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate.
Nico Hoerner is hitting for a .304 BA, .381 OBP and .490 SLG with a 10.2% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate. His OPS is .872 and he has scored 16 runs. In 118 plate appearances, he has hit four home runs and driven in 22 runs (5th in MLB). Hoerner has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
In 108 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit seven long balls (15th in MLB), tallied 14 RBIs and scored 18 runs (20th in MLB). He is batting .250/.361/.522 and has posted a 28.7% strikeout rate and a 13.9% walk rate.
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