Milwaukee Brewers (85-53, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (78-60, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.59 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (8-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -128, Brewers +105; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers after Alex Bregman hit three home runs on Monday in a 17-3 win over the Brewers.

Chicago is 78-60 overall and 40-29 at home. The Cubs are first in MLB play with 196 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Milwaukee has an 85-53 record overall and a 38-28 record in road games. The Brewers have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .256.

The teams meet Tuesday for the eighth time this season. The Brewers are ahead 4-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has 28 doubles, 24 home runs and 80 RBIs for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 14 for 45 with two doubles and seven home runs over the past 10 games.

Jackson Chourio has a .281 batting average to lead the Brewers, and has 23 doubles and 20 home runs. William Contreras is 16 for 39 with a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .310 batting average, 4.11 ERA, outscored opponents by 41 runs

Brewers: 6-4, .286 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dansby Swanson: 10-Day IL (side), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (blister), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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