Scouting report Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field

Posted September 17, 2018 1:00 am

TV:

WGN Monday and Tuesday; NBC Sports Chicago Wednesday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks (11-11) vs. Patrick Corbin (11-5) Monday; Mike Montgomery (4-5) vs. TBD Tuesday; Cole Hamels (4-0 with Cubs) vs. Robbie Ray (5-2) Wednesday. All games 8:40 p.m.

At a glance:

The Diamondbacks are desperately trying to stay in the playoff chase, both in the NL West and in the wild card. The two teams split four games at Wrigley Field in late July. MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt leads the Diamondbacks in most key offensive categories. He entered Sunday with a line of .299/.401/.557 with 33 home runs and 83 RBI. David Peralta was at .296/.353/.515 with 27 homers and 81 RBI. The D'backs are a bottom-half team offensively, but their team ERA of 3.70 was third in the NL. The Cubs were second (3.66) entering Sunday. The Cubs' bullpen ERA of 3.33 was tops in the NL, while the D'backs had the third-best bullpen ERA (3.59). This concludes a long stretch of 30 scheduled game days in 30 days for the Cubs, thanks to makeup games and rainouts.

White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, Friday-Sunday

- Bruce Miles

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