Odds provided by BetMGM.<\/a><\/p>\nInjury reportsDodgers<\/p>\n
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 D\u00edaz: 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), Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/p>\n
Cubs<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
Stats to know
\nLos Angeles\u2019 Andy Pages is slashing .337\/.388\/.551 this season with five home runs, 21 RBIs (7th in MLB) and an OPS of .938 (14th in MLB). He has a 24.5% strikeout rate and a 7.1% walk rate in 98 plate appearances, and he has scored 13 total runs. Pages has recorded four steals on five attempts.
\nIn 101 plate appearances, Freddie Freeman has slashed .297\/.366\/.495 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 14 runs with a strikeout rate of 9.9% and a walk rate of 8.9%. He has come around to score nine times.
\nChicago\u2019s Nico Hoerner is slashing .304\/.381\/.490 this season with four home runs, 22 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of .872. He has a 10.2% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate in 118 plate appearances, and he has scored 16 total runs. Hoerner has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
\nIn 105 plate appearances, Dansby Swanson has posted a 22.9% strikeout rate and an 18.1% walk rate while slashing .193\/.333\/.386 with five home runs, 17 RBIs and 20 runs scored.<\/p>\n
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