Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs (76-73) host Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (65-85ꦆ) at 7:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Find out how to♕ watch the Chicago-Oaꦅkland matchup below.
When is Cubs vs. Athletics and when does it start?
Where to watch Cubs vs. Athletics
The Cubs and Athletics will hit the field at Wrigley Field for this matchup on Sept. 17, and if you’d like to see 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 gone 39-35 in games they were favored on the mo🤪neyline (winning 52.7༒% of those games).
Chicago averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19꧒th in baseball with 159 total home runs.
The Cubs rank 16tꦗh in MLB with a .395 slugging perc⛎entage.
Chicago has the ninth-ranked team ERA among🌳 all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
Pitchers for ﷽the Cubs combine for the 14th-♊ranked WHIP in the majors (1.247).
Athletics Stats, Odds & Insights
The Athletics h🅘ave been underdogs in 129 games this sꦏeason and won 52 (40.3%) of those contests.
Oakland has hit 18❀8 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the majors.
The Athle𝄹tics ar💧e 14th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
Oakland has pi𒁏tched to a 4.32 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
The Athletics rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.326 WHIP this s🍰eason.
Cubs Starter Recent Performance: Jordan Wicks
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Dodgers | Sept. 11 | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| vs. Yankees | Sept. 6 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| at Nationals | Sept. 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| vs. Cardinals | June 14 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| at Reds | June 8 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Athletics Starter Recent Performance: Mitch Spence
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Astros | Sept. 12 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| vs. Tigers | Sept. 6 | 4.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| at Rangers | Sept. 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| at Reds | Aug. 27 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| vs. Rays | Aug. 21 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Jordan Wicks gets the ꦦstart for the Cubs, his 10th of the season. He is 2-3 with a 5.27 ERA and 38 strikeouts thro෴ugh 41 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the lefty tossed three innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowi💦ng eight hits.
The 25-year-old has put up an EܫRA of 5.27, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .286 batting average against him.
Happ leads Chicago in home runs w𓃲ith 23 and runs batted in with 82.
Nico Hoe🦂rner has 141 hits and an OBP of𝕴 .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .353 this season.
Cody♛ Bellinger is slashing .266/.330🐎/.433 this season for the Cubs.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send 𒆙Mitch Spence (7-9) to the mound for his 22nd start this season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up two earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
The 26-year-old has pitched in 32 games this season with an ERA of 4.33, a 2.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP 𓃲of 1.347.
Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (37), runs batted in (107) and has a♎ team-best batting average 🐷of .301.
JཧJ Bleday is꧋ batting .248 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 63 walks.
Lawrence Butler is hitting .270 with 23 doubles, twoꦕ triples, 21 ho🍎me runs and 33 walks.
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