Teheran expected to start for Atlanta against Chicago

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Chicago Cubs (1-3, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (1-3, fourth in the NL East)

Atlanta; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jon Lester (1-0, 3.00 ERA) Braves: Julio Teheran (0-1, 5.40 ERA)

LINE: Cubs favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves play the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday at SunTrust Park.

The Braves finished 43-38 in home games in 2018. Atlanta pitchers had an ERA of 3.75 last year while striking out 8.8 hitters per game.

The Cubs went 44-37 away from home in 2018. Chicago hit .258 as a team last year and hit 167 total home runs.