Cubs host the Brewers in first of 4-game series

Milwaukee Brewers (85-52, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (77-60, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (10-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Cubs: Clay Holmes (5-6, 2.26 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -113, Brewers -106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers to start a four-game series.

Chicago has a 77-60 record overall and a 39-29 record at home. The Cubs have gone 38-14 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Milwaukee is 38-27 on the road and 85-52 overall. Brewers hitters have a collective .398 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the NL.

The teams meet Monday for the seventh time this season. The Brewers lead the season series 4-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 27 doubles, seven triples and 38 home runs for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki is 13 for 40 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Brice Turang has 29 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs for the Brewers. William Contreras is 17 for 41 with four doubles, a home run and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 3-7, .275 batting average, 4.11 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

Brewers: 7-3, .292 batting average, 2.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dansby Swanson: 10-Day IL (side), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (blister), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Abner Uribe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.