Phillies vs Cubs: Breaking Streaks

0:00On April 20, Philadelphia Phillies, sitting at 8 wins and 13 losses in 4th place in the National League East, take on the Chicago Cubs, 12 wins and 9 losses, also 4th in the NL Central. Games in Chicago tonight at 7.40pm Eastern, with Aaron Nola starting for the Phills at 1 in 1 with a 4.03 ERA facing. Colin Rhea for the Cubs, 2 and 0 with a 3.63 mark. Phillies are slight favorites at minus 115 over under 8 runs. The Phillies are stumbling bad on a 5 game losing streak, while the Cubs boast the solid 12 and 9 overall and 7 and 5 at home. Cubs pitchers ranked 10th in MLB with a 3.59 team ERA. Phills are 3 and 3 on the road, but have popped 22 homers, good for 7th in the National League. This marks the 4th matchup between them this season. Fans are buzzing about the hot hands stepping up. For Chicago, Nico Hurner has 7 doubles and 3 homers, and Moises Valestero is scorching 13 for 24 over the last 10 games, with a double and 3 long balls.

1:08Phillies side, Kyle Schwarber leads with 7 homers and a 560 slugging clip, while Bryce Harper's 12 for 35 lately with 2. Bombs and 4 RBIs, over the last 10, Cubs are 7 and 3, hitting 281 with a 3.62 ERA, outscoring foes by 22 runs. Phillies, rough 2 and 8, batting just 216, 5.36 ERA, down 28 runs. Meanwhile, injuries are piling up on both benches. Cubs have a slew of pitcher sidelined like Kate Horton on the 60-day I.L. with a forearm issue, plus Matthew Boyd, Jordan Wicks, and more. Phillies missing Zach Wheeler with shoulder trouble, J.T. Real Muto, day-to-day on his back, and others like Joan Durant out. Still, these squads lace up tonight could be the Phil's breakout or Cubs extending their groove. MLB news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.