
Cubs on Fire: Series Win Against Dodgers?
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Chicago Cubs on a Winning Streak, Heading to Dodger Stadium: The Cubs have turned their season around, climbing to half a game behind the Reds after an impressive eight-game winning streak. Their offense, led by Moises Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner, Seiya Suzuki, and Ian Happ, has been on fire, scoring seven or more runs in 70% of their last ten games. Despite injuries, their pitching staff, including Colin Rea, Jameson Taillon, and Shota Imanaga, has held strong. The Cubs now face the Dodgers, who have only dropped three home games this year, but the Cubs dodge their top pitchers. The Cubs have the edge to win this series and continue their climb in the standings.
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MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Cubs on Fire: Series Win Against Dodgers?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00It's April 23rd, this is MLB News Today, AI-powered story shaping the season. Chicago Cubs just flipped the script in the In-L Central, climbing from dead last to a half-game behind the Cincinnati Reds on an 8-game winning. Striek, they crushed the Phillies and Mets to wrap a 7-game homestand at Riggly, now heading west to Dodger Stadium for a showdown with the World Champs. Dodgers only dropped three home games this year, but Chicago dodges their top guns. No Shoei Otani, or Tyler Glass now, since both pitch late in their current series, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto's last start was April 21st making. It unlikely he'll face the Cubs. Fans are buzzing as the Cubs often finally woke up after a slow start. Moises, ballasteros, leads with a 455 average over the last week, joined by Nikol Herner, Sayas Suzuki, and Ian Hap, all over 300. Michael Bush heated up two, hitting 292 with a homer and three RBI's, as the team scored seven or more runs, 70% of their last, 10 games.
1:02Pitching held strong despite a roster wrecked by injuries. The bullpen's lights out with Hobie Milner, Ben Brown, Caleb Dillbar and Corbin Martin allowing zero runs last week. Starters Colin Rhea, Jamison Tylan, and Shota Imanaga gear up for this series with Imanaga bouncing back like his rookie year when he finished 5th. In NLSI Young Voting, Cubs rolling hot like this. They got the edge to snag this series from LA and keep climbing the standings.
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