Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
Tokyo; Tuesday, 6:10 a.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0-0); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -152, Cubs +128; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs open the season at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Chicago had an 83-79 record overall and a 44-37 record at home last season. The Cubs scored 4.5 runs per game while allowing 4.1 in the 2024 season.
Los Angeles had a 98-64 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games last season. The Dodgers averaged 8.8 hits per game last season and totaled 233 home runs.
INJURIES: Cubs: Javier Assad: 15-Day IL (oblique)
Dodgers: Edgardo Henriquez: 15-Day IL (foot), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (back), Kyle Hurt: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Clayton Kershaw: 15-Day IL (toe), Michael Kopech: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Phillips: 15-Day IL (shoulder), River Ryan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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