The Chicago Cubs and their supporters would’ve rolled off just like water on a duck’s back, before their 100 + year old curse broke several seasons ago. After Tuesday’s setback to the Cincinnati Reds fell the Cubs with the Brewers to the NL Wild Card that was next that all changed.
Cincinnati’s win helped the Reds into the season series name with Chicago as the clubs head to the rubber match of meeting of 2019, and the set on Wednesday. Tyler Mahle (2-11, 5.11) is upward for Cincinnati, while Jon Lester (13-10, 4.59) increases the bump for the Cubbies who are chalked around -175 about the MLB Odds board.
Chicago never uttered in Monday’s series opener,” Kyle Schwarber blast in the initial directing the Cubs. Schwarber was back at it Tuesday night with a triple and triple among his three hits, but it wasn’t enough as the Reds constructed a fast lead off Yu Darvish in their way to a 4-2 victory in a match. The final in Game two of the series stopped a string of 4-straight’overs’ for Chicago.
A demotion to the minors at July doesn’t appear to have helped Mahle much, the righthander pitching to a 6.43 ERA and permitting 4 HR in 14 IP in three starts this month since being recalled. He faced the Cubs at May in Wrigley, Mahle beginning against them in 2019, and was roughed up while downing 3 HR.
Lester picked up his third win in four assignments Friday though it had to do than his arm. The 35-year-old was charged with seven runs (4 earned) in five innings, making him with an 8.43 ERA in his last four home starts. Both of his starts this season against the Reds arrived in Cincinnati, those outings dividing. Eugenio Suarez has enjoyed confronting Lester, moving deep five times and batting .359 at 39 career at bats.
The show wraps up with Tony Randazzo at the dish, the veteran umpire 10-8 O/U in 2019 after five of the final seven plate missions hurdled the extremities. It is the Chicago native’s first time in the dish Wrigley since Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, ” a Cubs triumph. 1 note to make will be home favorites up to -180 are just 1-3 this year with Randazzo calling balls and strikes.
It needs to be a wonderful day on Chicago’s North Side with temps in the 70s under clear skies, and only a light SE breeze (right to left). My complimentary MLB pick will be on Chicago pay a run line and to bounce back in a huge way.
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