PREMIUM
Rogers' ROUND TRIPPER >> SMOKIN' HOT 15-9-1 MLB Run!
(MLB) Chi Cubs vs. Cincinnati,
Money Line: -147.00 Chi Cubs (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -147.00 Chi Cubs (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Cubs closed out a home set with the Dodgers with a 4-0 win yesterday and I think they'll carry that momentum over here facing erratic Reds' starter Matt Harvey. Chicago hands the ball to Kyle Hendricks in this one.
The pitchers: Hendricks is so far 5-6 with a 3.55 ERA. Hendricks most recently allowed three earned runs off seven hits and four walks while striking out three over six innings in a victory over St. Louis on Saturday. Hendricks enters with a respectable 4-3, 3.79 ERA in all night games this year.
Harvey is so far 1-5 with a 5.92 ERA. Harvey most recently gave up three runs off four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out two in a loss to the Pirates on Friday. Harvey was decent, but he'd ultimately come up short again. Harvey now sports the ballooned ERA and note that he owns a 5.63 ERA in all home games.
The pick: Chicago is 41-29 overall this year, which includes going 21-15 on the road. Cincinnati is 27-45 this season, including just 12-23 at home. The Cubs are also 115-69 against the division the last three seasons, while the Reds are just 78-105 against divisional foes in the same span. No upset in this one, lay the price.
The pitchers: Hendricks is so far 5-6 with a 3.55 ERA. Hendricks most recently allowed three earned runs off seven hits and four walks while striking out three over six innings in a victory over St. Louis on Saturday. Hendricks enters with a respectable 4-3, 3.79 ERA in all night games this year.
Harvey is so far 1-5 with a 5.92 ERA. Harvey most recently gave up three runs off four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out two in a loss to the Pirates on Friday. Harvey was decent, but he'd ultimately come up short again. Harvey now sports the ballooned ERA and note that he owns a 5.63 ERA in all home games.
The pick: Chicago is 41-29 overall this year, which includes going 21-15 on the road. Cincinnati is 27-45 this season, including just 12-23 at home. The Cubs are also 115-69 against the division the last three seasons, while the Reds are just 78-105 against divisional foes in the same span. No upset in this one, lay the price.