CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Miami Marlins will send Tyler Phillips to the mound against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Phillips has a season record of 5-6. Miami enters at 78-80 as the visiting team. Chicago is 87-71 and is the home team. The forecast calls for 66 degrees Fahrenheit at game time.

Ryan Gusto is a player to watch for Miami. His recent outings include 5 1/3 innings with six hits, two earned runs, two walks and five strikeouts in a 3-2 win Wednesday at Chicago; 4 1/3 innings with eight hits and two earned runs in a 4-3 win Sept. 16 at Arizona; six innings with five hits and two earned runs in a 6-2 loss Sept. 11 against the Los Angeles Dodgers; and 4 2/3 innings with 10 hits and five earned runs in a 6-5 loss Sept. 5 against the Cubs.

Kevin Gausman is a player to watch for Chicago. His recent starts include 5 2/3 innings with six hits, two earned runs, one walk and seven strikeouts in a 3-2 loss Wednesday against Miami; 5 2/3 innings with five hits and two earned runs in a 6-3 loss Sept. 15 against Atlanta; four innings with eight hits and six earned runs in an 8-6 loss Sept. 9 at Milwaukee; seven innings with five hits and one earned run in a 2-1 win Sept. 3 against Milwaukee; and five innings with six hits and five earned runs in a 17-5 win Aug. 29 against Cincinnati.

Miami has won the last three meetings. The Marlins won 3-2 at Chicago on Wednesday, 8-2 at Chicago on Tuesday and 10-3 at home against Chicago on Sept. 6. Chicago won 6-5 on Sept. 5 and 6-1 on Sept. 4. In Miami’s most recent game, Gusto pitched 5 1/3 innings with six hits, two earned runs, two walks and five strikeouts. Sandy Alcantara pitched one inning with one hit and no earned runs. Cade Gibson pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs and two strikeouts. In Chicago’s most recent game, Gausman pitched 5 2/3 innings with six hits, two earned runs, one walk and seven strikeouts. Jacob Webb pitched 1 1/3 innings with one hit, no earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts. Javier Assad pitched 1/3 inning with no hits and no earned runs.

Miami will host Atlanta for three games starting Friday. Chicago will visit Boston for three games starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Miami 7, Chicago 6. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Cubs a 60.4 percent probability to win. Chicago has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is 7.5.