The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at loanDepot park. Shota Imanaga (8-10, 4.01 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 79-62 this season and second in the NL Central. Janson Junk (6-8, 4.11 ERA) is starting for the Marlins, who are 71-70 and third in the NL East.
How to watch Chicago Cubs vs. Miami MarlinsCubs vs. Marlins odds
Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -161
Underdog Moneyline: Marlins +135
Total: 8
Total Over Odds: -110
Total Under Odds: -110
Injury reportsCubs
Dansby Swanson: 10 Day IL (Side), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Blister), Riley Martin: 60 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), Phil Maton: 60 Day IL (Knee), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Pedro Ramírez: day-to-day (Back), Jacob Webb: day-to-day (Forearm)
Marlins
Xavier Edwards: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Max Meyer: 15 Day IL (Neck), Anthony Bender: 15 Day IL (Shin), Pete Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Nerve), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), William Kempner: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Nardi: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Robby Snelling: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Stowers: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting for a .280 BA, .375 OBP and .571 SLG with a 26.3% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. His OPS is .946, which ranks 2nd in MLB, and he has scored 103 runs. In 631 plate appearances, he has hit 39 home runs (2nd in MLB) and driven in 93 runs (7th in MLB). Crow-Armstrong has been crafty on the base paths, recording 32 steals on 39 attempts.
In 631 plate appearances, Alex Bregman is hitting .260/.345/.445 with a .791 OPS. He has hit 24 long balls, driven in 81 runs (17th in MLB) and scored 82 times.
Miami’s Otto Lopez is slashing .302/.338/.441 this season with 10 home runs, 62 RBIs and an OPS of .779. He has a 13.1% strikeout rate and a 5.2% walk rate in 595 plate appearances, and he has scored 82 total runs. Lopez has recorded 29 steals on 33 attempts.
In 401 plate appearances, Javier Sanoja has slashed .287/.328/.428 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 53 runs with a strikeout rate of 8.2% and a walk rate of 5.7%. He has stolen nine bases on 13 attempts and has scored 37 runs.
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