A pair of National League teams will meet up to start a series at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The San Diego Padres are at the Chicago Cubs. The Padres are coming into the game fresh off a loss to Arizona. The loss for the Padres snapped a four game winning streak. San Diego is now 18-19 on the season, which is still second in the National League West.
For the Cubs, after losing the first game of the series at home to Milwaukee, they bounced back with back to back wins. The Cubs are now 21-14. Chicago is tied with the Brewers for first place in the National League Central. The Cubs are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Chicago Cubs are -120 in this game at home over the San Diego Padres. The total is listed at 7.5 runs
Padres Coming Off Loss
The San Diego Padres could not finish the sweep on the road at Arizona on Sunday. In the loss, the Padres pounded out 12 hits. Fernando Tatis and Jackson Merrill both had two hits, but it was not enough. San Diego added Luis Arreaez, a two time batting champion to the lineup this week via trade from Miami.
The Padres have a couple guys hitting for power this season. Tatis has 7 homeruns on the season, while Jake Cronenworth had six. Manny Machado and Jurickson Profar both have five homeruns on the season.
Yu Darvish is going to get the start for the San Diego Padres. This is the 7th start of the season for Darvish. He is 1-1 on the season with a 3.45 earned run average. The 37 year old from Japan has struck out 25 batters, and walked 10 so far in 28.2 innings thrown.
Cubs Seeking Third Straight
After losing the first game of the series at home to Milwaukee, the Cubs picked up 6-5 and 5-0 wins. In the win on Sunday, Javier Assad was strong with six scoreless innings. The offense for the Cubs picked up 7 hits, from 7 different offensive players. Nick Hoerner drove in two runs in the win.
On the season, Chicago is scoring 4.8 runs per game. The Cubs have a team batting average of .236 on the season. Chicago has clubbed 45 homeruns, which is right in the middle of the pack. The leading home run hitter for the Cubs has been Christopher Morel, with 7. Michael Busch is second with 6.
The Cubs plan to use Justin Steele as their starting pitcher. Steele was the ace of the staff a season ago, but has been out to start the season with a hamstring injury. He went 4.2 innings on opening day, and struck out 6 batters. This will be his second start of the season.
Padres Top Cubs
We like the San Diego Padres to come to Chicago and win this game. The Padres have a great offensive lineup, and are going to take advantage of a rusty Steele. Darvish throws well, and the Padres beat the Cubs to start the series.
Our final bet for this game is the San Diego Padres +110 over the Chicago Cubs. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
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