Chicago Cubs (67-50, second in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (69-50, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (5-7, 6.04 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (8-4, 3.89 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)

Blue Jays -124, Cubs +103; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series.

Toronto has a 69-50 record overall and a 38-19 record in home games. The Blue Jays have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .428.

Chicago has a 67-50 record overall and a 31-28 record in road games. The Cubs have a 29-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ern

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