Chicago Cubs (17-9, second in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-13, third in the AL East) Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (0-0, 3.72 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Red Sox: Josh Winckowski (1-1, 4.20 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Cubs -114, Red Sox -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will look to keep a four-game win streak alive when they take on the Boston Red Sox. Boston is 14-13 overall and 3-8 at home. The Red Sox are 11-2 in games when they scored at least five runs. Chicago has a 17-9 record overall and a 7-6 record on the road. Cubs hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank sixth
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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17 | 8 | .680 | 0.0 | |
17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | |
14 | 12 | .538 | 3.5 | |
13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | |
12 | 14 | .462 | 5.5 |