Ben Brown and the Chicago Cubs will take the mound against Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight.
The Chicago Cubs will head on the road to begin this week in the first game of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. This will be the first game between these two teams this season. The Cubs are 9-6 heading into this series after winning two of three games against the Seattle Mariners in their last series on the road. They won by a run differential of 9-7 over the three games. Michael Busch, the former LA Dodger, is off to a tremendous start this season with five home runs and 11 RBIs batting a team-best .327. The Diamondbacks are even at 8-8 this season having won four of their last five games including two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals in their last series at home. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who was a large part of the team’s postseason run last year, already had four home runs and 18 RBIs leading the team in both categories early in the year.
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Game Date: Apr. 15, 2024
Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
TV: Marquee Sports Network (National)
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Right-hander Ben Brown will get the start for Chicago in the first game of this series. Through three starts this season, he has yet to earn a decision. He went 4.2 innings in his last start giving up no earned runs on just three hits with five strikeouts in a 5-1 win against the San Diego Padres on 77 total pitches.
Arizona will start this game with Merrill Kelly back on the mound. The right-handed ace is 2-0 this season through three starts. He went 6.0 innings in his last start against the Colorado Rockies. He gave up two earned runs on six hits with no home runs. He struck out four batters and walked three on 96 pitches.
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