Milwaukee Brewers (79-47, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (72-54, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 3.89 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (9-5, 3.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)

Brewers -114, Cubs -105; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs lead 2-1 in a five-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Chicago has gone 40-24 at home and 72-54 overall. The Cubs have gone 32-10 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Milwaukee is 37-27 on the road and 79-47 overall. Brewers hitters have a collective .406 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.

The matchup Wednesday is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Cubs have a 6-5 advantage in the seas

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