Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Angels

What it means

• Season series: LAA win series 3-0.
• Cubs 11-20 on the road; Angels 18-13 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · 3d ago

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · Oct 2

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · Oct 1

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · Oct 1

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · Oct 1

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

Injuries and inactives

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

• Ben Brown RP

  Neck, Fracture
  60-Day-IL
• Justin Steele SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Phil Maton RP

  Knee, Sprain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Riley Martin RP

  Elbow, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL
• Shelby Miller RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Angels5th in AL West

• Ben Joyce RP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL
• George Klassen SP

  Back, Inflammation, left
  15-Day-IL
• Kyren Paris 2B

  Finger, Fracture, right
  10-Day-IL
• Nolan Schanuel 1B

  Side, Strain, right
  10-Day-IL
• Samy Natera Jr. RP

  Forearm, Inflammation, left
  15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Drew Smyly SP

Probable starter · 11-11, 5.00 ERA, 141 K, 1.43 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Nico Hoerner2B
2. 2Dansby SwansonSS
3. 3Ian HappLF
4. 4Seiya SuzukiRF
5. 5Yan GomesC
6. 6Miguel AmayaDH
7. 7Trey Mancini1B
8. 8Patrick Wisdom3B
9. 9Mike TauchmanCF

Angels5th in AL West

Reid Detmers SP

Probable starter · 4-10, 4.48 ERA, 168 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Taylor WardLF
2. 2Shohei OhtaniDH
3. 3Mike TroutCF
4. 4Brandon Drury2B
5. 5Gio Urshela3B
6. 6Jo AdellRF
7. 7Luis Rengifo2B
8. 8Chad WallachC
9. 9Zach NetoSS

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California · Attendance 28,179

Officials

Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Jerry Layne (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)