Chicago Cubs (87-62, first in NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (78-72, third in NL West)

Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. Eastern

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (11-11, 3.71 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 146 strikeouts) Diamondbacks: Patrick Corbin (11-5, 3.05 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 230 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago hits the road to start the three-game series. The Diamondbacks have struggled lately, going 3-7 over their last 10 matchups. Arizona has allowed just 2.1 runs per game in Corbin’s starts this year. The Cubs enter the matchup with a two and a half-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central. Chicago has a collective .260 batting average this season, led by Ben Zobrist’s .312 mark. David Bote helped the Cubs earn a 7-6 win when these two teams last met on July 26. He went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Javier Baez has 31 home runs and 103 RBIs this year for the Cubs. Victor Caratini has a .280 batting average, seven hits and seven RBIs over his past 10 games for Chicago. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Diamondbacks with a .299 batting average, while David Peralta is second with a .298 average. A.J. Pollock has a .250 batting average and nine hits over his past 10 games for Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 5-5, .207 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored by six runs. Diamondbacks: 3-7, .216 batting average, 6.36 ERA, outscored by 24 runs.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.