The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers start a three-game series tonight at Dodger Stadium. Check out our preview of this Cubs vs Dodgers matchup in the 2023 MLB regular season. There are more baseball game previews to read here at TopBet, so feel free to look around and make bets on more games once you’re ready.
Starting for the Cubs in this game will be Justin Steele. In his last appearance, Steele allowed just an earned run on four hits in 6.0 innings of work in a 10-3 home win over the Texas Rangers last Saturday. So far this season, Steele has two starts and only an earnd run and five walks across 12.0 total innings.
The Cubs are 9-1 in their last 10 games against a team with a record better than .500. They are also 6-1 in their last seven Game 1s of a series.
Starting for the Dodgers in this game will be Noah Syndergaard, who is still seeking his first win with his new team. Syndergaard was shelled in his last start, allowing six earned runs on eight hits in just 4.0 innings of a 12-8 road loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Both his starts so far this season had been against the D’backs so perhaps a different opponent will get him going again.
The Dodgers are 10-1 in their last 11 games agianst the Cubs. They are also 41-14 in their last 55 games against teams form the National League Central Division.
