Scouting: Brewers @ Cubs

Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field

TV: Channel 26 Monday; Comcast SportsNet Tuesday and Wednesday

Radio: WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Randy Wells (5-8) vs. Yovani Gallardo (9-5) Monday at 7:05 p.m.; Thomas Diamond (major-league debut) vs. Chris Narveson (8-7) Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.; Ryan Dempster (8-8) vs. Manny Parra (3-8) Wednesday at 1:20 p.m.

At a glance: The Cubs have a record of 19-30 against NL Central teams, and three of their next four series are against Central foes. They do have a winning record against the Brewers, having gone 6-3, including 2-1 at Wrigley Field. The Brewers entered Sunday with three players in the NL's top 10 in homers: Prince Fielder (24), Rickie Weeks (22) and Corey Hart (22). The Cubs dropped all the way to 12th in team ERA, at 4.21. The Brewers were 14th, at 4.96. The Brewers were first in home runs, fourth in runs and second in slugging percentage. The Cubs were 13th in runs, sixth in homers and seventh in slugging. Tuesday's starter, Diamond, was 5-4 with a 3.16 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP at Class AAA Iowa.

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