Scouting report: Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants

Posted July 08, 2018 1:00 am

By Bruce Miles

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Monday and Wednesday; ABC 7 Tuesday

Radio

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks (5-8) vs. Andrew Suarez (3-5) Monday at 9:15 p.m.; Jose Quintana (7-6) vs. Johnny Cueto (3-1) Tuesday at 9:15 p.m.; Mike Montgomery (3-3) vs. Dereck Rodriguez (3-1) Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.

At a glance:

The Giants are trying to stay relevant in the wild-card race. They entered Sunday 27-16 at home compared with 19-29 on the road. Their run differential was minus-32, while the Cubs entered Sunday with an NL-best plus-104. The Cubs took two of three from the Giants in May at Wrigley Field. Brandon Crawford paces the Giants' offense. He entered Sunday at .300/.365/.482 with 10 homers and 39 RBI. Brandon Belt led the Giants with 13 homers and 41 RBI. The Cubs went into Sunday leading the NL in runs scored, batting average and on-base percentage.

San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Friday-Sunday

- Bruce Miles

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