Cubs square off against the Blue Jays in series rubber match

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Toronto Blue Jays (38-39, third in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (40-37, third in the NL Central)

Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (4-3, 2.71 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -127, Cubs +104; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Chicago has a 40-37 record overall and a 23-17 record in home games. The Cubs have a 19-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Toronto has a 38-39 record overall and a 17-21 record on the road. The Blue Jays have a 23-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 16 home runs while slugging .467. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 20 for 42 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kazuma Okamoto ranks second on the Blue Jays with 26 extra base hits (10 doubles and 16 home runs). George Springer is 11 for 37 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .272 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Edward Cabrera: day-to-day (hand), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (knee), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Riley Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.