Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Two teams seeking consistency will meet when the Chicago Cubs visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Both clubs enter the series opener with identical 7-8 records. The Cubs salvaged a series split with Pittsburgh on Sunday with a 7-6 win, while the Phillies fell 4-3 to Arizona.

A key matchup will feature two emerging pitchers. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter (1-1, 3.60 ERA) is coming off a strong outing, allowing one run and striking out seven over five innings in Sunday’s loss. He has 16 strikeouts in 14.1 innings this season.

For the Cubs, reliever Riley Martin has been a bright spot. The left-hander has not allowed an earned run in his last three appearances, spanning 3.1 innings, and earned the win Sunday with 1.1 scoreless frames.

Chicago shortstop Dansby Swanson, who homered in Sunday’s victory, will look to spark an offense that was shut out twice in its last four games. Philadelphia will rely on shortstop Trea Turner, who hit a two-run homer Sunday and is batting .300 over his last seven games.

According to Interstat, the Phillies are projected to win 6-3. Philadelphia is a pregame favorite of 1.5 runs, with an over/under of 8.

The forecast calls for cloudy skies and a temperature around 60 degrees at first pitch.

This game begins a stretch where the teams will face each other in seven of their next 10 games. The series continues Tuesday and Wednesday in Philadelphia before shifting to Chicago for a four-game set next week.