Scouting report: Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park
TV:
NBC Sports Chicago Thursday, Friday and Sunday; WGN Saturday
Radio:
WSCR 670-AM
Pitching matchups:
The Cubs' Jose Quintana (12-8) vs. Chase Anderson (6-4) Thursday at 6:10 p.m.; Cole Hamels (7-5) vs. Zach Davies (8-7) Friday at 7:10 p.m.; Yu Darvish (5-6) vs. Gio Gonzalez (2-2) Saturday at 6:10 p.m.; Kyle Hendricks (9-9) vs. Adrian Houser (6-5) Sunday at 1:10 p.m.
At a glance:
The Brewers (71-67) took two of three from the Cubs (75-63) last weekend at Wrigley Field. The second-place Cubs lead the Brewers by 4 games in the National League Central. Defending MVP Christian Yelich has had another outstanding season, with a line of .326/.422/.672 with 43 homers and 93 RBI. His WRC+ (where 100 is average) is 170. Mike Moustakas has 31 homers and 76 RBI, but he has been battling nagging injuries of late. Quintana is 8-1 with a 3.08 ERA in his last 11 starts. Darvish's start will depend on how his ailing right forearm is. He missed this past Sunday's start because of the injury.
Next:
San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Monday-Thursday