Cubs visit the Blue Jays to begin 3-game series

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Chicago Cubs (67-50, second in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (69-50, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (5-7, 6.04 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (8-4, 3.89 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -124, Cubs +103; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series.

Toronto has a 69-50 record overall and a 38-19 record in home games. The Blue Jays have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .428.

Chicago has a 67-50 record overall and a 31-28 record in road games. The Cubs have a 29-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 23 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 36 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 14 for 43 with five doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Tucker has 18 home runs, 76 walks and 62 RBIs while hitting .271 for the Cubs. Dansby Swanson is 11 for 38 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .323 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

Cubs: 5-5, .240 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: George Springer: 7-Day IL (head), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cubs: Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Amaya: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (calf), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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