MLB Baseball Matchups

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MATCHUP

Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs

Stats:	Overall \| Home/Away \| Grass \| Today's Starters \| Bullpens \| Starting Staffs
Records:	Umpire: Ryan Additon \| Last 5 \| Last 10 \| After Win \| After Loss
Teams:	Atlanta Braves \| Chicago Cubs

Summary

2:20 PM ET	W/L	Units	H	A	O/U	RL W/L	RL Units
Atlanta	28-18	1.27	16-8	12-10	16-28-2	23-23	1.94
Chi. Cubs	27-23	6.21	15-10	12-13	21-27-2	25-25	-5.46

Live Odds | All Odds

	Home	Away	O/U
Opening line	108	-125	9 -114
FanDuel	192	-260	5.5 122
Westgate	OFF	OFF	OFF
Wynn	OFF	OFF	OFF

Best home line	Best road line	Recent line moves

Recent Trends

Atlanta:	ATL are 1-7 in their last 8 games as an underdog. Under is 21-4-1 in ATL last 26 on grass. Under is 21-4-1 in ATL last 26 overall.
Head to Head:	ATL are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Starters | In-Depth | Starting Staffs

Overall	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
AJ Smith-Shawver(R) Ben Brown (R)	0-0 1-1	0-0 2-2	0.0 35.1	0 31	0.00 1.25	0.00 3.57	0.0 3.5	0.0 6.8	0-0 2-2
Last 3	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
AJ Smith-Shawver (R) Ben Brown (R)	0-0 0-1	0-0 1-2	0.0 14.1	0 11	0.00 1.26	0.00 3.77	0.0 3.0	0.0 8.7	0-0 2-1

Bullpens | In-Depth

	Total			Available
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
ATL	128.0	1.20	2.53	128.0	1.20	2.53
Last 3	23.0	1.35	1.96	23.0	1.35	1.96
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
CHC	157.0	1.22	3.27	143.2	1.18	2.88
Last 3	37.2	0.98	2.63	32.1	0.90	2.23

Umpire

	W/L	O/U	Runs	Str %	HR	P
Ryan Additon	3-7	4-6	9.40	63.6	2.6	287.7

Overall Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
ATL CHC	28-18 27-23	16-28 21-27	.250 .224	3.33 3.74
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
ATL CHC	.249 .220	.254 .239	3.39 3.43	3.24 4.15

Home/Away Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
ATL CHC	12-10 15-10	7-13 11-14	.235 .225	3.23 3.23
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
ATL CHC	.227 .230	.259 .209	3.37 3.08	3.00 3.43

Last 10 | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
ATL CHC	4-6 4-6	3-7 3-6	.239 .179	2.91 3.30
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
ATL CHC	.242 .183	.226 .174	2.95 4.08	2.95 2.19

Series Game Records

ATL	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	11-5 10-6 6-7 1-0	4-4 8-3 3-5 0-0	7-1 2-3 3-2 1-0
CHC	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	9-7 6-10 12-3 0-3	5-4 2-7 4-2 0-3	4-3 4-3 8-1 0-0

Stadium

Wrigley Field
Wind (MPH)	0-10	10-20	20+
Over/Under	6-8	4-5	1-1

Injuries

Atlanta Braves

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
Austin Riley	3B	Out indefinitely - Abdominal - 5/20/24	Riley is sidelined due to left-side tightness, and there is no timetable for return.
Sean Murphy	C	Out indefinitely - Oblique - 3/30/24	Murphy is on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 left oblique strain, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
Pierce Johnson	RP	Ques Mon - Elbow - 5/19/24	Johnson has been activated from the 15-days injured list after recovering from a right elbow inflammation, and it is unknown if he will suit up for Monday's clash against the Padres.
Angel Perdomo	RP	out for season - Elbow - 5/4/24	Perdomo has been placed on the 60-day injured list while recovering from Tommy John surgery, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Tyler Matzek	RP	Out indefinitely - Elbow - 5/7/24	Matzek has been posted to the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation, and a timetable for return has yet to be established.
Spencer Strider	SP	out for season - Elbow - 4/13/24	Strider has hit the 15-day injured list while recovering from surgery to repair a UCL injury to his right elbow, and he will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Chicago Cubs

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
No injuries to report.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
Julian Merryweather	RP	Early June - Back - 5/2/24	Merryweather has been designated for the 60-day injured list with a rib stress fracture in his back, and he will be out of action until the start of June at the earliest.
Caleb Kilian	SP	Mid July - Shoulder - 3/28/24	Kilian has been posted to the 60-day injured list with a teres major strain in his right shoulder, and he is not expected to be available until the middle of July.
Colten Brewer	RP	Out indefinitely - Back - 5/17/24	Brewer landed on the 15-day injured list due to a lower back tightness, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date.
Keegan Thompson	SP	Out indefinitely - Illness - 5/15/24	Thompson has been assigned to the 15-day injured list due to a viral illness, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Adbert Alzolay	RP	Out indefinitely - Forearm - 5/13/24	Alzolay has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained right forearm, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Yency Almonte	RP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 5/11/24	Almonte has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Daniel Palencia	RP	Late May - Shoulder - 5/7/24	Palencia has been assigned to the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder stiffness, and he will not lace up until sometime in May.
Jordan Wicks	SP	Late May - Forearm - 5/11/24	Wicks has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain, and he is not expected to be activated until the end of May.
Drew Smyly	SP	Late May - Hip - 5/11/24	Smyly is on the 15-day injured list due to a right hip impingement, and he will not lace up until the latter part of May.

Recent Meetings

Date	Home/Away	H Starter	A Starter	Line	O/U
5/22/24	CHC 2 - ATL 9	J. Steele	M. Fried	113/8.5	O
5/21/24	CHC 4 - ATL 3 x	J. Assad	C. Morton	107/11.5	U
5/15/24	ATL 1 - CHC 7	C. Morton	J. Assad	-180/9	U
5/14/24	ATL 7 - CHC 0	C. Sale	J. Taillon	-187/8	U
5/13/24	ATL 2 - CHC 0	R. Lopez	S. Imanaga	-130/7.5	U
2023 Season
9/28/23	ATL 5 - CHC 3	A. Smith-Shawver	M. Stroman	-136/9.5	U
9/27/23	ATL 6 - CHC 5 x	D. Vines	J. Taillon	-139/9.5	O
9/26/23	ATL 7 - CHC 6	B. Elder	J. Steele	-140/9.5	O
8/6/23	CHC 6 - ATL 4	J. Steele	C. Morton	114/8	O
8/5/23	CHC 8 - ATL 6	J. Assad	B. Elder	127/9.5	O
8/4/23	CHC 0 - ATL 8	K. Hendricks	M. Fried	154/8.5	U
2022 Season
6/19/22	CHC 0 - ATL 6	K. Hendricks	I. Anderson	147/9	U
6/18/22	CHC 6 - ATL 3	J. Steele	K. Wright	176/7	O
6/17/22	CHC 1 - ATL 0	K. Thompson	C. Morton	164/8.5	U
4/28/22	ATL 5 - CHC 1	K. Wright	D. Smyly	-205/8	U
4/27/22	ATL 3 - CHC 6 x	C. Morton	M. Leiter Jr.	-191/8.5	O
4/26/22	ATL 3 - CHC 1	M. Fried	M. Stroman	-168/8	U
2021 Season
4/29/21	ATL 3 - CHC 9	B. Wilson	A. Alzolay	-131/9	O
4/28/21	ATL 10 - CHC 0	H. Ynoa	K. Hendricks	-134/8.5	O
4/27/21	ATL 5 - CHC 0	I. Anderson	T. Williams	-157/8.5	U

Atlanta: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
5/22/24	@ CHC 9-2	-123/8.5	W/O	.856	.243	M. Fried	9.0	J. Steele	6.1
5/21/24	@ CHC 3-4 x	-115/11.5	L/U	.623	.139	C. Morton	5.0	J. Assad	4.2
5/20/24	SD 3-0	-239/8.5	W/U	.868	.333	C. Sale	7.0	R. Vasquez	6.0
5/20/24	SD 5-6	-115/7.5	L/O	.864	.300	R. Lopez	6.1	D. Cease	4.0
5/19/24	SD 1-9	-118/8.5	L/O	.374	.138	B. Elder	3.0	Y. Darvish	7.0
5/17/24	SD 1-3	-211/8	L/U	.551	.212	M. Fried	4.1	M. Waldron	5.2
5/15/24	CHC 1-7	-180/9	L/U	.621	.235	C. Morton	3.0	J. Assad	6.0
5/14/24	CHC 7-0	-187/8	W/U	.827	.265	C. Sale	7.0	J. Taillon	4.0
5/13/24	CHC 2-0	-130/7.5	W/U	.764	.312	R. Lopez	5.0	S. Imanaga	5.0
5/12/24	@ NYM 3-4	-100/8	L/U	.632	.194	B. Elder	5.1	L. Severino	5.0

Chi. Cubs: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
5/22/24	ATL 2-9	113/8.5	L/O	.233	.100	J. Steele	6.1	M. Fried	9.0
5/21/24	ATL 4-3 x	107/11.5	W/U	.590	.200	J. Assad	4.2	C. Morton	5.0
5/19/24	PIT 2-3	-124/8	L/U	.428	.071	J. Taillon	4.2	M. Keller	6.0
5/18/24	PIT 1-0	-192/8.5	W/U	.472	.179	S. Imanaga	7.0	B. Falter	7.2
5/17/24	PIT 3-9	103/7.5	L/O	.487	.129	K. Hendricks	4.2	P. Skenes	6.0
5/16/24	PIT 4-5	-115/8	L/O	.596	.200	J. Steele	5.2	J. Jones	6.0
5/15/24	@ ATL 7-1	164/9	W/U	1.027	.333	J. Assad	6.0	C. Morton	3.0
5/14/24	@ ATL 0-7	171/8	L/U	.290	.100	J. Taillon	4.0	C. Sale	7.0
5/13/24	@ ATL 0-2	120/7.5	L/U	.409	.167	S. Imanaga	5.0	R. Lopez	5.0
5/12/24	@ PIT 5-4 x	-113/9	W/P	.777	.237	K. Hendricks	5.0	B. Falter	6.0

Abbreviations Legend