Cubs and Yankees meet, winner takes 3-game series

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New York Yankees (62-49, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (63-48, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (4-5, 3.57 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (8-7, 4.67 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -131, Cubs +109; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Chicago is 63-48 overall and 31-23 in home games. The Cubs have an 18-6 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York is 36-26 in road games and 62-49 overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .412 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the majors.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 21 doubles, seven triples and 24 home runs while hitting .283 for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner is 14 for 38 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice has 19 doubles, three triples and 31 home runs for the Yankees. Jasson Dominguez is 9 for 40 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .266 batting average, 2.57 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Yankees: 6-4, .198 batting average, 2.17 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Cubs: Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Shaw: 10-Day IL (hand), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg)

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