Scouting report: Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Posted May 09, 2019 1:00 am

Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Friday; ABC 7 Saturday; ESPN Sunday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Jose Quintana (4-1) vs. Gio Gonzalez (0-0) Friday at 1:20 p.m.; Cole Hamels (3-0) vs. Zach Davies (4-0) Saturday at 1:20 p.m.; Jon Lester (2-1) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (3-3) Sunday at 6:10 p.m.

At a glance:

The Brewers (23-16) took two of three from the Cubs in Milwaukee in early April. They enjoyed a day off Thursday. Even though they have a record of 23-16, Milwaukee's run differential is only plus-2. The Cubs (22-13) entered Thursday at plus-57, tops in the National League. Defending MVP Christian Yelich leads the Brewers offense at .356/.462/.797 with 16 homers and 37 RBI. Davies sports and ERA of 1.56. The Cubs entered Thursday leading the NL in on-base percentage (. 352). Quintana is 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA for his career against the Brewers. The Cubs will be making their second of three straight appearances on Sunday Night Baseball.

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- Bruce Miles

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