The New York Yankees (82-60) are -158 favorites when they take on the Chicago Cubs (72-70) on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET. Juan Soto has 98 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Wrigley Field, live on YES.
Gerrit Cole starts for New York while Jameson Taillon is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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The Yankees have a 63-51 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.3% of those games).
New York has a 34-24 record (winning 58.6% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
This season, the Cubs have won 33 out of the 70 games, or 47.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Chicago has entered 11 games this season as the underdog by +134 or more and is 8-3 in those contests.
The Yankees have played in 142 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 78 times (78-60-4).
Games involving the Cubs have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 65 of 142 chances this season.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 2 offense in MLB play scoring 5.1 runs per game (719 total runs).
The New York Yankees average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit an MLB-leading 213 home runs in total.
The Yankees rank eighth in MLB with a .251 batting average.
New York strikes out eight times per game to rank ninth in baseball.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
New York has the ninth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.83).
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs rank 13th in the majors with 641 total runs scored this season.
Chicago’s 149 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
The Cubs rank 18th in MLB with a .240 team batting average.
Chicago ranks 15th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Cubs have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.76 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Cole gets the start for the Yankees, his 14th of the season. He is 6-3 with a 3.65 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched.
Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.321), home runs (51) and runs batted in (125) this season.
Soto is batting .294 with an OBP of .422 and a slugging percentage of .587 this season.
Jazz Chisholm is slashing .264/.330/.450 this season for the Yankees.
Anthony Volpe has 146 hits and an OBP of .302 to go with a slugging percentage of .382 this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs’ Taillon (9-8) will make his 25th start of the season.
Ian Happ paces the Cubs with 23 home runs and 81 runs batted in.
Nico Hoerner is hitting .258 with 30 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks.
Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 67 walks while hitting .225.
Cody Bellinger is batting .267 with 23 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 39 walks.
Yankees and Cubs Injuries
Yankees: Cody Poteet: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jon Berti: 60 Day IL (Calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cubs: Julian Merryweather: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hayden Wesneski: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Jorge López: 15 Day IL (Groin), Justin Steele: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Luke Little: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 60 Day IL (Hand), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Nick Madrigal: 60 Day IL (Finger), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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