Chicago Cubs (24-18, second in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (25-13, second in the NL East) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (3-0, 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (5-1, 2.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) : LINE Braves -196, Cubs +163; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Chicago Cubs aiming to continue a four-game home winning streak. Atlanta has gone 14-4 at home and 25-13 overall. The Braves have gone 12-1 in games when they did not give up a home run. Chicago has an 11-12 record in road games and a 24-18 record overall. The Cubs are 16-4 in games when they scored at least five runs. Tuesday's game
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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24 | 17 | .585 | 0.0 | |
24 | 18 | .571 | 0.5 | |
19 | 23 | .452 | 5.5 | |
17 | 24 | .415 | 7.0 | |
17 | 24 | .415 | 7.0 |