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Cubs scouting report

Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park

TV: WGN Tuesday and Thursday; Comcast SportsNet Wednesday

Radio: WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs’ Ryan Dempster (7-7) vs. Chris Narveson (6-6) Tuesday at 7:10 p.m.; Carlos Zambrano (7-5) vs. Zack Greinke (7-4) Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.; Randy Wells (2-3) vs. Shaun Marcum (9-3) Thursday at 1:10 p.m.

At a glance: The Cubs lost two of three at Miller Park in April and won three of four from the Brewers in mid-June at Wrigley Field. Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder has a hitting line of .287/.405/.540 with 22 homers and 73 RBI. Ryan Braun is at .321/.398/.583 with 20 homers and 68 RBI. The Brewers (54-49) entered Monday’s off-day in a virtual first-place tie with Pittsburgh and St. Louis in the NL Central. Marcum has been the Brewers’ best starter, with a 3.35 ERA. Overall, Milwaukee entered Monday 11th in team pitching with an ERA of 4.01. The Cubs were 15th, at 4.61.

Next: St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Friday-Sunday

— Bruce Miles