Davies scheduled to start for Chicago against Atlanta
Chicago Cubs (10-11, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (9-12, third in the NL East)
Atlanta; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Zach Davies (1-2, 8.80 ERA, 2.09 WHIP, 10 strikeouts) Braves: Charlie Morton (1-1, 3.91 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
LINE: Braves -180, Cubs +156; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta and Chicago will face off on Monday.
The Braves are 4-6 in home games in 2020. Atlanta has hit 28 home runs this season, fourth in the league. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the team with seven, averaging one every 10 at-bats.
The Cubs have gone 2-4 away from home. Chicago has hit 28 home runs this season, fourth in the majors. Javier Baez leads them with six, averaging one every 12.8 at-bats.
The Braves won the last meeting 13-4. Bryse Wilson recorded his first victory and Guillermo Heredia went 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs for Atlanta. Kyle Hendricks registered his second loss for Chicago.
TOP PERFORMERS: Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 14 extra base hits and is batting .371.
Baez leads the Cubs with six home runs and is batting .234.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .211 batting average, 5.08 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Cubs: 5-5, .258 batting average, 4.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Braves: Touki Toussaint: (right shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Sean Newcomb: (undisclosed), Chris Martin: (fingers), Max Fried: (hamstring), Ender Inciarte: (hamstring).
Cubs: Rowan Wick: (oblique), Shelby Miller: (back), Jonathan Holder: (shoulder), Joc Pederson: (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.