The Chicago Cubs hope to halt their six-game losing run against the Houston Astros, on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. Colin Rea (4-2, 4.98 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 29-22 this season and third in the NL Central. Kai-Wei Teng (2-3, 2.61 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 21-31 and fourth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsCubs
Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Back), Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Knee), Riley Martin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Edward Cabrera: day-to-day (Finger)
Astros
Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Side), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner has hit four home runs this season. He has also tallied 30 RBIs and has scored 23 runs. In 232 plate appearances, he has recorded a .259 BA, .345 OBP and .383 SLG with a 10.3% walk rate and a 7.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 11 attempts.
In 219 plate appearances, Michael Busch has hit four long balls, tallied 27 RBIs and scored 20 runs. He is batting .229/.361/.369 and has posted a 21.9% strikeout rate and a 15.5% walk rate.
Yordan Alvarez is hitting for a .303 BA, .416 OBP and .601 SLG with a 16.4% strikeout rate and a 14.6% walk rate. His OPS is 1.017, which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 30 runs. In 226 plate appearances, he has hit 15 home runs (6th in MLB) and driven in 31 runs.
In 211 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .254/.327/.481 this season. He has hit 11 long balls (20th in MLB) and driven in 31 runs with a strikeout rate of 20.4% and a walk rate of 8.5%. and has scored 28 runs.
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