With around 20% of the MLB regular season now in the books, here are three things well be keeping an eye on heading into the weekend: 1. Hoglund to debut: The As have gotten off to a nice start this year with a 17-15 record, tying them for second place in the AL West with the Astros, just two games behind the Mariners. Its a ma sive turnaround for a team that lost 205 games acro s the previous two seasons, but lackluster starting pitching has held them back somewhat to this point in the season. The clubs 4.88 FIP from their starters is the third-worst figure in baseball, ahead of only the Angels and Orioles. Reinforcements will be nece sary if the As hope to continue competing, but help could be on the way as soon as today. The Athletics prospect for his big league debut, and specified yesterday evening that hell be tasked with starting tonights game against the Marlins. The game is scheduled for 7:10pm local time in Miami and will see Hoglund square off against an as of yet unannounced Marlins pitcher. Hoglund is already on the As 40-man roster, though a corresponding move will still be nece sary to make room for the righty on the active roster. 2. Buehler undergoing testing: The Red Sox rotation got healthier with the returns of and , but it appears that healthy group of arms may be relatively short lived. As noted by , was scratched from his scheduled start for today due to some discomfort in his shoulder. Buehler underwent testing in Boston yesterday. The results have not yet been made clear, but manager told reporters (including ) that team trainers believe Enes Kanter Jersey the i sue isnt too alarming. Cora added that Buehler making a start this weekend remains a po sibility and that any IL stint would be a relatively short one. Even so, losing Buehler for any period of time would be a frustrating turn of events, given that the right-hander has bounced back from early-season struggles to post a 2.59 ERA in his last four starts. 3. Series Preview: Cubs @ Brewers The Cubs have raced out to a 19-13 record to this point despite a difficult schedule that included series against the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Padres. Chicago only just had their first series of the season against the NL Central this week, where they beat to take two of three against the Pirates. Today, theyll be faced with a tougher challenge from within their division when they head to Milwaukee to face the Brewers. The NL Central champions in each of the past two seasons (and three of the past four), Milwaukee has opened the 2025 season with a 16-16 record. Theyve lost six of their past ten games against the Giants, Cardinals, and White Sox. Even so, a sweep of the Cubs this weekend would be enough to catapult them right back into the mix for the NL Central lead, as both teams would leave the series with identical 19-16 records. The series kicks off this evening with a pair of young righties battling it out: 25-year-old takes the mound for the Cubs against 24-year-old , whom the Brewers last month. and are slated to face off tomorrow in a clash of steady veterans, and the series wraps on Sunday with a duel between each teams top starter: lefty and right-hander . Hassan Whiteside Jersey