{"id":795111,"date":"2026-07-31T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/795111\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:10:08","slug":"cubs-open-3-game-series-with-the-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/795111\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs open 3-game series with the Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Yankees<\/a> (61-48, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs<\/a> (62-47, second in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren<\/a> (7-5, 4.41 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 102 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga<\/a> (7-8, 3.72 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Cubs -159, Yankees +131; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the New York Yankees on Friday to begin a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 30-22 record in home games and a 62-47 record overall. Cubs hitters have a collective .340 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.<\/p>\n

New York is 35-25 in road games and 61-48 overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .413 slugging percentage to lead the AL.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the first time these teams meet this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hoerner<\/a> has 23 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 50 RBI while hitting .257 for the Cubs. Alex Bregman<\/a> is 15 for 43 with six doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Ben Rice<\/a> leads the Yankees with a .269 batting average, and has 19 doubles, three triples, 31 home runs, 53 walks and 73 RBI. Cody Bellinger<\/a> is 12 for 34 with two RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .283 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs<\/p>\n

Yankees: 6-4, .205 batting average, 2.99 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Cubs: Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Shaw<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (undisclosed), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rib), Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Clarke Schmidt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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