The Houston Astros square off against the Chicago Cubs, after Christian Walker went deep twice in a 3-0 victory over the Cubs, at 2:20 p.m. ET on Sunday. Shota Imanaga (4-4, 3.37 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 29-23 this season and third in the NL Central. Peter Lambert (2-4, 3.57 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 22-31 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), Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (Back)
Stats to know
Chicago’s Nico Hoerner is slashing .256/.345/.379 this season with four home runs, 30 RBIs and an OPS of .724. He has a 7.7% strikeout rate and a 10.6% walk rate in 235 plate appearances, and he has scored 23 total runs. Hoerner has recorded 10 steals on 11 attempts.
In 198 plate appearances, Dansby Swanson has hit seven long balls, tallied 27 RBIs and scored 30 runs. He is batting .189/.289/.349 and has posted a 21.7% strikeout rate and a 12.1% walk rate. Swanson has recorded three steals on three attempts.
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .300/.415/.595 this season with 15 home runs (6th in MLB), 31 RBIs and an OPS of 1.010 (2nd in MLB). He has a 16.6% strikeout rate and a 14.8% walk rate in 229 plate appearances, and he has scored 31 total runs.
In 215 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .266/.340/.521 this season. He has hit 13 long balls (9th in MLB) and driven in 34 runs (13th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 20% and a walk rate of 8.8%. and has scored 30 runs.
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