{"id":821,"date":"2024-08-17T09:56:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T13:56:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-17T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T13:56:35","slug":"match-preview-toronto-blue-jays-vs-chicago-cubs-08-17-2024-at-wrigley-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/match-preview-toronto-blue-jays-vs-chicago-cubs-08-17-2024-at-wrigley-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubs &#8211; 08\/17\/2024 at Wrigley Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 17, 2024, an intriguing MLB matchup is scheduled to take place at Wrigley Field as the Toronto Blue Jays go head-to-head with the Chicago Cubs, starting at 2:20 PM. The forecast predicts partly cloudy skies for the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Bassitt will take the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays, entering the game with a 4.299 ERA. Justin Steele is set to pitch for the Chicago Cubs, featuring a commendable ERA of 3.158.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL East Division standings, the Blue Jays are currently 11th with a record of 57-64, reflecting a winning percentage of .470. They hold a divisional record of 17-24, ranking 5th in the AL East. Recently, the Blue Jays have shown some improvement, winning 6 of their last 10 games and currently enjoying a three-game winning streak. They have a mixed home (29-31) and away (28-33) record, with a fairly even performance in day (28 wins) and night games (29 wins). The Blue Jays have scored 504 runs and conceded 581 runs this season.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs sit 11th in the NL Central Division with a record of 59-63 and a .480 winning percentage. They are 4th in their division with a 17-26 record. The Cubs have won half of their last 10 games, but are currently on a three-game losing streak. They hold a better record at home (32-27) compared to their performance on the road (27-36), and have a day vs night game record of 26 to 33 wins, respectively. The Cubs have managed to score 513 runs and have allowed 510 runs in total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 17, 2024, an intriguing MLB matchup is scheduled to take place at Wrigley Field as the Toronto Blue Jays go head-to-head with the Chicago Cu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnewjerseysports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}