On Monday, Ian Happ and the Chicag♍o Cubs (76-73) opꦡen a series versus Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (65-85) at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch 💟Chicago play Oakland ꦆlive.
When is Cubs vs. Athletics and when does it start?
Where to watch Cubs vs. Athletics
The Cubs and Athletics will hit the diamond at Wrigley Field for this matchup on Sept. 16, and if yo🍸u want to catch the action live, get your tickets now from !
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You can catch this game live on NBCS-CA.
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Cubs Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cubs have won 52.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline☂ (39-35).
Chicago is 19th in MLB action with 15🍎9 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Cubs are 1🦄6th in MLB with a .395 slugging percenta✃ge.
Chicago has the ninth-raꦏnked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
Pitchers for the Cubs combine for t🌌he 14th-rankeജd WHIP in MLB (1.247).
Athletics Stats, Odds & Insights
The Athletics ꦕhave entered the game as u💃nderdogs 129 times this season and won 52, or 40.3%, of those games.
Oakland has hit 188 homers 🌱this season, which ranks sixth in th𝄹e majors.
The Athletics💛 rank 14th in the majors with a .398 team slugging percentage.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 ERA this year, which ranks 24th �♈�in MLB.
The Athletics have a combined WHIP of ཧ1.326 asဣ a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Cubs Starter Recent Performance: Shota Imanaga
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Dodgers | Sept. 10 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| vs. Pirates | Sept. 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| at Nationals | Aug. 30 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| at Marlins | Aug. 24 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| vs. Blue Jays | Aug. 18 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Athletics Starter Recent Performance: Joey Estes
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Astros | Sept. 11 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| vs. Mariners | Sept. 5 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| at Rangers | Aug. 31 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| vs. Brewers | Aug. 25 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| vs. Rays | Aug. 20 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Shota Imanaga gets the start for tꦚhe Cubs, his 28th of the season. He is 13-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 160 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the꧃ Los Angeles Dodgers, the lefty threw🦩 seven innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.03, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 27 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .225 batting average aga💝inst him.
Happ leads C𓃲hicago in home runs (23) and runs batted in (82) this season while batting .246.
Nico Hoerner has collected 141 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .353 on the year.
Cody Be♑llinger has 126 hits this⛄ season and a slash line of .266/.330/.433.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will hand the ball to Joey Estes (7-7)✅ for his 22nd start of the season.
The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings pi🎐tched against the Houston Astros on Thursday.
The 22-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with an ERA of 4.36 and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting aღverage of .242.
Rooker leads the Athletics✤ with 37 home runs and 107 runs✃ batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .301.
JJ Bleday is batting .248 with 43 doublesꦕ, four triples, 20 h♑ome runs and 63 walks.
Lawrence Butler is hitt🤡ing .270 with 23 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 33 walks.
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