Before their 100 + year broke several seasons before, the Chicago Cubs and their fans would have gathered off enjoy water on a duck’s back. All that changed following Tuesday’s disadvantage into the Cincinnati Reds fell the Cubs with the Brewers for its NL Wild Card that was next to a tie.
Cincinnati’s win helped the Reds to the season series title with Chicago to the rubber game of meeting of 2019, and their group on Wednesday. Tyler Mahle (2-11, 5.11) is upward for Cincinnati, while Jon Lester (13-10, 4.59) climbs the bump for the Cubbies who are chalked around -175 about the MLB Odds board.
Chicago never uttered the 3-run blast in the first of Kyle Schwarber, in Monday’s series opener causing the Cubs. Schwarber was back it Tuesday night with a double and triple among his three hits, as the Reds assembled a guide that is quick off Yu Darvish in their way to a 4-2 victory in a match the Cubs -160 shut but it was not sufficient. The set’s final in Game 2 stopped a string of’overs’ for Chicago.
Even a demotion to the minors in July does not appear to have helped Mahle considerably, the righthander pitching to a 6.43 ERA and permitting 4 HR in 14 IP in three starts this month because being remembered. He faced the Cubs in May, while surrendering 3 HR Mahle start against them in 2019, and was roughed up.
Lester picked up his third win in four assignments Friday although it had to do than his arm with Chicago’s bats. The 35-year-old was charged with seven runs (4 earned) in five innings, leaving him with the 8.43 ERA in his last four home starts. Both of the starts this year against the Reds came in Cincinnati, those outings being split by the Cubs. Eugenio Suarez has appreciated confronting Lester, going deep five occasions and batting .359 at 39 career at bats.
The show wraps up with Tony Randazzo in the dish, the veteran umpire 10-8 O/U in 2019 following the extremities were hurdled by five of his last seven plate assignments. It is the first time at the dish in Wrigley since Game 5 of this 2016 World Series of the Chicago native. One note will be house favorites around -180 are just 1-3 this season with Randazzo calling strikes and balls.
It should be a wonderful evening on Chicago’s North Side with temps in the 70s under clear skies, and just a light SE breeze (right to left). My complimentary MLB pick will be to bounce back in a major way and cover a run line.
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Willie’s MLB season picks album: 105-114-5 (-3.30 units)
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