Chicago Cubs 16-9 second in the NL Central vs Boston Red Sox 14-12 third in the AL East
Reese excited to help boost WNBA s star power
Chicago Cubs (16-9, second in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-12, third in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (3-0, 0.84 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (1-0, 0.66 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -110, Cubs -110; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
Boston has gone 3-7 at home and 14-12 overall. The Red Sox rank second in the majors with 33 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.
Chicago has a 6-6 record on the road and a 16-9 record overall. The Cubs have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.71.
Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler O'Neill leads the Red Sox with seven home runs while slugging .667. Wilyer Abreu is 13-for-36 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Nico Hoerner has seven doubles and a triple for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman is 12-for-31 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .242 batting average, 2.70 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Cubs: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (lat), Tyler Heineman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (rib), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (oblique), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Isaiah Campbell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Pivetta: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (rib), Kyle Hendricks: 15-Day IL (back), Drew Smyly: 15-Day IL (hip), Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (oblique strain), Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
------
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
2024 NHL futures odds for every team to advance to the Stanley Cup and to win it all
A front and low pressure overnight brings some hefty thunderstorms at times? TIMING: Overnight Wednesday and Thursday, 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. Thursday.
IMPACTS: Wind damage, brief tornadoes and heavy rainfall.
Weather Forecast: Storms overnight before a pattern shift? ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) – Hey, it's a streak! We're 2 for 2 with beautiful
days to start the workweek, despite clouds gradually starting toKY WFO PADUCAH Warnings, Watches, and Advisories | Region |
dailyindependent.com? WFO PADUCAH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, May 4, 2024.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE.