Chicago Cubs (67-51, second in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (70-50, first in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Cade Horton (6-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (8-8, 3.85 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)

Blue Jays -132, Cubs +112; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs.

Toronto has gone 39-19 in home games and 70-50 overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .429 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.

Chicago has gone 31-29 in road games and 67-51 overall. The Cubs have the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play at .253.

The teams play Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerr

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