On Friday, Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs (29-21) begin a series against Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (20-31) at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET.

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Astros vs. Cubs Series Info

Friday at 2:20 p.m. ET

Pitching Matchup: Jameson Taillon vs. Spencer Arrighetti
TV Channel: Apple TV+
Live Stream: Watch this game on Apple TV

Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET

Pitching Matchup: Colin Rea vs. Kai-Wei Teng
TV Channel: MARQ and SCHN

Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET

Pitching Matchup: Shota Imanaga vs. Peter Lambert
TV Channel: MARQ and SCHN

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Injured Lists

Chicago Cubs Injured List

Matthew Boyd: Status - 15 Day IL, Injury - Knee. 2026 Stats: 2-1, 6.00 ERA, 11.6 K/9
Riley Martin: Status - 15 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: 0-0, 2.16 ERA, 10.8 K/9
Porter Hodge: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Justin Steele: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Shelby Miller: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Hunter Harvey: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Tricep. 2026 Stats: 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 9.0 K/9
Cade Horton: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Forearm. 2026 Stats: 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 4.9 K/9
Christopher Austin: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Knee. 2026 Stats: N/A
Edward Cabrera: Status - day-to-day, Injury - Finger. 2026 Stats: 3-2, 4.00 ERA, 7.8 K/9

Houston Astros Injured List

Joey Loperfido: Status - 10 Day IL, Injury - Quadricep. 2026 Stats: .276/.348/.362, 0 HR, 7 RBI
Carlos Correa: Status - 10 Day IL, Injury - Ankle. 2026 Stats: .279/.369/.418, 3 HR, 16 RBI
Taylor Trammell: Status - 10 Day IL, Injury - Groin. 2026 Stats: .345/.424/.448, 0 HR, 4 RBI
Jose Altuve: Status - 10 Day IL, Injury - Side. 2026 Stats: .245/.326/.380, 4 HR, 12 RBI
Yainer Diaz: Status - 10 Day IL, Injury - Abdominal. 2026 Stats: .238/.255/.347, 2 HR, 14 RBI
Bennett Sousa: Status - 15 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: 0-0, 8.10 ERA, 10.8 K/9
Lance McCullers: Status - 15 Day IL, Injury - Shoulder. 2026 Stats: 2-3, 6.86 ERA, 9.8 K/9
Hayden Wesneski: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Hunter Brown: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Shoulder. 2026 Stats: 1-0, 0.84 ERA, 14.3 K/9
Ronel Blanco: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Brandon Walter: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Elbow. 2026 Stats: N/A
Cristian Javier: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Shoulder. 2026 Stats: 0-1, 12.54 ERA, 3.9 K/9
Josh Hader: Status - 60 Day IL, Injury - Biceps. 2026 Stats: N/A

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Stats Comparison (Last 10 Games)

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