Scouting report Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field

Posted September 10, 2018 1:00 am

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Monday; WGN Tuesday; ABC 7 Wednesday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Jon Lester (15-5) vs. Wade Miley (3-2) Monday; Jose Quintana (12-9) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (14-6) Tuesday; Kyle Hendricks (11-10) vs. Chase Anderson (9-7) Wednesday. All games 7:05 p.m.

At a glance:

The Brewers took two of three from the Cubs last week at Miller Park to keep their hopes alive to win the NL Central and find themselves 2 games behind the Cubs going into this series. If nothing else, the Brewers have been solidifying their hold on the top wild-card spot. Each team has a serious MVP candidate. The Brewers' Christian Yelich entered Sunday with a line of .316/.380/.558 with 28 home runs and 86 RBI. The Cubs' Javier Baez was at .294/.325/.566 with 30 homers and 100 RBI. The Cubs entered Sunday ranked first in runs scored, batting average and on-base percentage. The Brewers are a middle-of-the-pack team offensively except for home runs; they ranked third in the NL in homers entering Sunday. The Cubs were fourth in ERA, while the Brewers were seventh.

Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday (makeup date from Sunday's rainout)

- Bruce Miles

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