Scouting report: Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants

Posted August 20, 2019 1:00 am

By Bruce Miles

Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday; WGN Thursday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Cole Hamels (6-4) vs. Tyler Beede (3-7) Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.; Yu Darvish (4-6) vs. Dereck Rodriguez (5-6) Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.; Kyle Hendricks (8-9) vs. Jeff Samardzija (9-9) Thursday at 1:20 p.m.

At a glance:

The Giants (63-62) took two of three from the Cubs at San Francisco in late July. It's been a resurgent Giants team, which entered Monday 3½ games out of a wild-card spot despite a run differential of minus-52. The Giants are near the bottom of the National League in the key offensive categories. Kevin Pillar has a line of .268/.298/.459 with 17 home runs and 67 RBI. Brandon Belt leads the team in on-base percentage (.344), and he has 14 homers and 48 RBI. Former Cub Samardzija has a 2.08 ERA and an 0.87 WHIP in August. The Cubs entered Monday ranked fourth in the NL in ERA (4.06), while the Giants were sixth (4.41). Hamels has a 21.60 ERA over his last 2 starts. He will be making his first start against the Giants since Aug. 1, 2015, right after he threw a no-hitter against the Cubs and before he was traded from the Phillies to the Rangers.

Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field, Friday-Sunday

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