Marlins visit the Cubs to open 3-game series

Miami Marlins (76-80, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (87-69, second in the NL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-9, 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Cubs: Kevin Gausman (9-12, 4.55 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 177 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -216, Marlins +176; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Miami Marlins to start a three-game series.

Chicago has an 87-69 record overall and a 45-33 record in home games. The Cubs are 24-10 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Miami has a 76-80 record overall and a 31-47 record on the road. The Marlins have a 39-62 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 30 doubles, eight triples and 45 home runs for the Cubs. Alex Bregman is 10 for 33 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Heriberto Hernandez leads the Marlins with 24 home runs while slugging .442. Jakob Marsee is 14 for 36 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

Marlins: 4-6, .271 batting average, 6.15 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Alex Bregman: day-to-day (face), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (ankle), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Marlins: Xavier Edwards: day-to-day (thumb), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (arm), Owen Caissie: 10-Day IL (lumbar stress), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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