Clarke Schmidt will take the mound for the New York Yankees (81-60) 🤪when they visit starter Javier Assad and the Chi🐽cago Cubs (72-69) on Saturday, with first pitch at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Keep reading to see how to wa﷽tch the New York-Chicago matchup below.
When is Yankees vs. Cubs and when does it start?
Where to watch Yankees vs. Cubs
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Yankees vs. Cubs Game Preview
The Yankees defeated the Cubs 3-0 yesterday, with Luis Gil gettingಌ the win (6.0 IP𝔉, 0 R, 1 H, 7 K) and Aaron Judge leading the way offensively (going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI). Jordan Wicks (5.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Cubs.
Yankees Stats, Odds & Insights
The Yankees have won 54🌸.9% of the games this season when they were favored on the🗹 moneyline (62-51).
The New York Yankees lea𝓰d baseball with 213 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees rank second in base🐻ball with a .438 slugging percentage.
New York💞 has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks ninth across all ML🐭B pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Yankees combine fo🉐r the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.262).
Cubs Stats, Odds & Insights
This seaso♔n, the Cubs have been the underdog 69 times and won 33, or 47.8%, of those games.
Chicago has hit 149 homers🧔 this season, which ranks 19th in the majors.
Fueled b🅠y 405 extra-base hits, the Cubꦅs rank 19th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
Chicago has the seventh-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this 🙈season.
Cubs pitchers have a 1.240 WH꧒IP this season, 11th in the majors.
Yankees Starter Recent Performance: Clarke Schmidt
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Padres | May 26 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| vs. Mariners | May 21 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| at Twins | May 16 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| at Rays | May 10 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| vs. Tigers | May 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Cubs Starter Recent Performance: Javier Assad
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Nationals | Aug. 31 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| at Marlins | Aug. 25 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. Tigers | Aug. 20 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| at Guardians | Aug. 13 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| vs. Twins | Aug. 7 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Schmidt (5-3) gets the starting nod for the Yankees in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.52 ERA in 60 2/3 innings pitched, with 67 strikeouts.
In his most recent appearance on Sunday, May 26, the right-hander tossed five innings against the San Diego Padres, 🦄allowing one earned run while surrendering three hits.
In 11 games thi🅺s season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 2.52 ERA and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while💫 allowing a batting average of .224 to opposing hitters.
Ju🐲dge leads New York in b▨atting average (.323), home runs (51) and runs batted in (125) this season.
Juan Soto has collected 150 hits this season and has an OBP of .422. He’s slugging .589 on the year.
Jazz Chisholm ha🧸s 130 hits this season and a slash line of .264/.330/.451.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs’ Assad (7-4) will make his 26th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of ꦡ3.21 and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .248 in 25 games this season.
Ian Happ paces the Cubs in h꧟ome runs (23) and runs ba🔥tted in (81).
Nico Hoerner is hitting .259 with 30 doubles, a triple, 𓆏five home runs ♈and 41 walks.
Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple, 1꧟9 home runs and 67 walks while batting .225.
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