Yankees host the Cubs on home losing streak

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Chicago Cubs (41-46, third in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (48-41, fourth in the AL East)

New York; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Drew Smyly (7-5, 4.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-2, 2.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Yankees -184, Cubs +156; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees are looking to stop their three-game home skid with a victory over the Chicago Cubs.

New York is 48-41 overall and 27-22 at home. The Yankees have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .407.

Chicago is 41-46 overall and 20-24 on the road. The Cubs have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.97.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 36 RBI for the Yankees. Josh Donaldson is 5-for-30 with a double, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Nico Hoerner has a .281 batting average to lead the Cubs, and has 15 doubles, three triples and five home runs. Cody Bellinger is 19-for-38 with two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .243 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by two runs

Cubs: 4-6, .256 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Jake Bauers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Nestor Cortes Jr.: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Willie Calhoun: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ryan Weber: 60-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (toe), Greg Allen: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cubs: Dansby Swanson: day-to-day (heel), Nick Madrigal: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Brad Boxberger: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Hughes: 60-Day IL (knee), Adrian Sampson: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (appendicitis), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.