Phillies look to end 5-game road losing streak, play the Cubs September 28 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Philadelphia Phillies (83-70, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (68-86, third in the NL Central)Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. Ben Smith Jersey EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (10-12, 3.28 ERA, .99 WHIP, 218 strikeouts); Cubs: Hayden Wesneski (2-1, 2.45 ERA, .82 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) LINE: Phillies -187, Cubs +158; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will aim to break a five-game road slide when they face the Chicago Cubs.Chicago has gone 32-44 in home games and 68-86 overall. Cubs pitchers have a collective 4.13 ERA, which ranks 10th in the NL.Philadelphia has an 83-70 record overall Rene Robert Jersey and a 36-36 record in road games. The Phillies are 59-15 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams match up Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Cubs lead the season series 4-0.TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hoerner has a .288 batting average to rank seventh on the Cubs, and has 21 doubles, five triples and nine home runs. Ian Happ is 10-for-40 with three RBI over the past 10 games.Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia with 42 home runs while slugging .485. J.T. Realmuto is 12-for-37 with three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .215 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored by six runsPhillies: 3-7, .232 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by 11 runsINJURIES: Cubs: Drew Smyly: day-to-day (shoulder), Rafael Ortega: 60-Day IL (finger), Nick Madrigal: 10-Day IL (groin), Justin Steele: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Alec Mills: 60-Day IL (back), Steven Brault: 15-Day IL Blake Comeau Jersey (shoulder), Kyle Hendricks: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Heyward: 60-Day IL (knee), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (elbow)Phillies: Brad Hand: 15-Day IL (elbow), Edmundo Sosa: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Appel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Simon Muzziotti: 60-Day IL (knee), Corey Knebel: 60-Day IL (lat), Hans Crouse: 60-Day IL (biceps), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Damon Jones: 60-Day IL (shoulder)___The A Carl Soderberg Jersey sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs Codi Heuer Kyle Hendricks Jason Heyward Alec Mills Damon Jones Brad Wieck Nick Madrigal Corey Knebel Kent Emanuel Mark Appel Justin Steele Brad Hand Edmundo Sosa Rafael Ortega Kyle Schwarber J.T. Realmuto Nico Hoerner Ian Happ Aaron Nola Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 13 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Semyon Varlamov Jersey Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5 Nathan MacKinnon Jersey -2 win 49 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 49 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 50 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 50 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS