Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Cubs into game 2

Chicago Cubs (3-4) vs. Cleveland Guardians (5-3)

Cleveland; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Edward Cabrera (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.33 WHIP, five strikeouts); Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-1, 12.46 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Chicago Cubs.

Cleveland went 88-74 overall and 45-36 at home a season ago. The Guardians averaged 7.4 hits per game last season while batting a collective .226 and slugging .373.

Chicago had a 92-70 record overall and a 42-39 record on the road last season. The Cubs scored 4.9 runs per game while giving up 4.0 last season.

INJURIES: Guardians: George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)

Cubs: Cade Horton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.