The Dodgers get a crack at the best team in baseball with four games against the Cubs. Here is a look at the two teams heading into their four-game series at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Teams: Dodgers (27-24) vs. Cubs (34-14)
Split records: Dodgers on road (14-12), Cubs at home (17-6)
Run differential: Dodgers (+33, fourth in NL), Cubs (+131, first in NL)
Runs scored: Dodgers 4.39 per game (sixth), Cubs 5.69 (first)
OPS+: Dodgers 92 (ninth), Cubs 112 (second)
wRC+: Dodgers 92 (eighth), Cubs 113 (third)
Runs allowed: Dodgers 3.75 (fifth), Cubs 2.96 (first)
ERA+: Dodgers 109 (fourth), Cubs 153 (first)
Last 10 games: Dodgers 6-4, Cubs 6-4
2015 head-to-head: 4-3 Dodgers (2-2 in Chicago)
Cubs SB Nation site: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Series Schedule
Monday, 2:05 p.m.: Alex Wood vs. Jason Hammel (SportsNet LA)
Tuesday, 5:05 p.m.: Scott Kazmir vs. Jake Arrieta (SportsNet LA, ESPN)
Wednesday, 5:05 p.m.: Mike Bolsinger vs. LHP Jon Lester (SportsNet LA, ESPN)
Thursday, 11:20 a.m.: Kenta Maeda vs. Kyle Hendricks (SportsNet LA)