The Cubs (+104 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Yankees (-122). The scheduled starters are Will Warren (6-4) for the New York Yankees, and Shota Imanaga (5-3) for the Chicago Cubs.

THE RUBBER MATCH: This is the 19th of the Cubs’ 32 series this season in which they have split the first two games. They are 9-8 in the third games of the previous splits. There was no third game in one series. But the Cubs are only 3-6 in rubber games after losing, then winning, including 2-5 on the road. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)