At Wrigley Field on Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics (66-86) play the Chicago Cubs (77-74), with first pitch at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Looking to see who’s in and who’s out for the Cubs and the Athletics? Continue reading for full injury reports for both teams.
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Cubs vs. Athletics Game Info
Game Day: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Game Time: 2:20 p.m. ET
TV Channel: MLB Network
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Stadium: Wrigley Field
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Cubs vs. Athletics Injury News Today
Cubs’ Injuries
Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
Nick Madrigal |
60 Day Injury List |
Finger |
.221 / .280 / .256, 0, 10 |
Luke Little |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
3-1, 3.46 ERA, 9.7 K/9 |
Hayden Wesneski |
15 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
3-6, 3.94 ERA, 8.5 K/9 |
Adbert Alzolay |
60 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
1-4, 4.67 ERA, 6.8 K/9 |
Yency Almonte |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
1-0, 3.45 ERA, 11.5 K/9 |
Colten Brewer |
60 Day Injury List |
Hand |
0-0, 5.66 ERA, 9.6 K/9 |
Ben Brown |
60 Day Injury List |
Neck |
1-3, 3.58 ERA, 10.4 K/9 |
Julian Merryweather |
15 Day Injury List |
Knee |
1-1, 6.60 ERA, 8.4 K/9 |
Brennen Davis |
60 Day Injury List |
Ankle |
– |
Athletics’ Injuries
Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
Miguel Andรยบjar |
60 Day Injury List |
Muscle |
.285 / .320 / .377, 4, 30 |
Austin Adams |
15 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
1-2, 3.92 ERA, 11.5 K/9 |
Esteury Ruiz |
60 Day Injury List |
Wrist |
.200 / .270 / .382, 2, 8 |
Ross Stripling |
15 Day Injury List |
Back |
2-11, 6.08 ERA, 5.2 K/9 |
Osvaldo Bido |
15 Day Injury List |
Wrist |
5-3, 3.41 ERA, 9.0 K/9 |
Alex Wood |
60 Day Injury List |
Rotator Cuff |
1-3, 5.26 ERA, 7.6 K/9 |
Luis Medina |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
2-4, 5.18 ERA, 7.2 K/9 |
Trevor Gott |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Ken Waldichuk |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
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Cubs’ Recent Hitting Insights
Chicago has 13 home runs over the last 10 games.
Over the last 10 games, the Cubs are slugging .445 with 2.6 extra-base hits per outing.
Over the last 10 outings Chicago is averaging 10.3 hits per game and batting .290.
Cody Bellinger has been key for Chicago of late with 13 hits, an OBP of .391 plus a slugging percentage of .585 over the last 10 games.
Michael Busch has two doubles, four home runs and a walk while batting .333 in the last 10 games.
Athletics’ Recent Hitting Insights
Oakland has hit 10 home runs over the last 10 games.
Over the Athletics’ last 10 games, they’re slugging .379 with 28 extra-base hits.
Oakland has collected 8.5 hits per game and has a batting average of .240 over its last 10 contests.
Over the last 10 games, Brent Rooker has a team-best three home runs and 10 runs batted in.
Jacob Wilson has 11 hits over the last 10 games and a slash line of .289/.357/.421.
Cubs’ Starting Pitcher
The Cubs will send Justin Steele (5-5) to the mound for his 23rd start this season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, Aug. 27, when he threw five innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.09 and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .218 in 22 games this season.
During the last 10 games the Cubs’ pitching staff’s ERA is 4.19.
Opposing batters have hit 19 home runs against Chicago’s pitchers over the past 10 games.
Athletics’ Starting Pitcher
Brady Basso (1-0) takes the mound first for the Athletics to make his third start this season.
In his most recent time out on Friday, the lefty tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while surrendering five hits.
Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .208 against him this season. He has a 1.23 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings over his five games.
Athletics pitching has an ERA of 4.25 over the last 10 games.
Oakland has allowed nine home runs over the last 10 games.
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