Smith leads Dodgers against the Cubs after 4-hit game
Los Angeles Dodgers (7-3) vs. Chicago Cubs (5-2)
Chicago; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0-1, 7.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Cubs: Jordan Wicks (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, six strikeouts)
: Dodgers -193, Cubs +161; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers play the Chicago Cubs after Will Smith's four-hit game on Friday.
Chicago went 83-79 overall and 45-36 in home games last season. The Cubs averaged 8.6 hits per game in the 2023 season with 3.1 extra base hits per game.
Los Angeles went 100-62 overall and 47-34 on the road a season ago. The Dodgers averaged 8.8 hits per game last season while batting a collective .257 and slugging .455.
INJURIES: Cubs: Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (back), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (back)
Dodgers: Jason Heyward: 10-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Treinen: 15-Day IL (lung), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clayton Kershaw: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tony Gonsolin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
