Chicago Cubs (3-4) vs. Cleveland Guardians (5-3)
Cleveland; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (0-1, 7.20 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-1, 12.46 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -140, Guardians +118; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs.
Cleveland went 88-74 overall and 45-36 in home games last season. The Guardians batted .226 as a team in the 2025 season with a .670 OPS.
Chicago went 92-70 overall and 42-39 on the road a season ago. The Cubs scored 4.9 runs per game while giving up 4.0 in the 2025 season.
INJURIES: Guardians: George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)
Cubs: Cade Horton: day-to-day (forearm), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)
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Philadelphia Phillies (4-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (2-5)
Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (0-0); Rockies: TBD
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -240, Rockies +197; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will try to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado had a 43-119 record overall and a 25-56 record in home games last season. The Rockies pitching staff had a collective 5.97 ERA while averaging 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.
Philadelphia had a 96-66 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Phillies scored 4.8 runs per game while giving up 4.0 last season.
INJURIES: Rockies: RJ Petit: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (glute), Blaine Crim: 10-Day IL (oblique), McCade Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zac Veen: 10-Day IL (knee), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Zack Wheeler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Lazar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Orion Kerkering: 15-Day IL (hamstring)
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