Ben Burns was on a near UNPRECEDENTED run for a while now. He's an INSANE 96-50-2 since August 1st and enters Friday a RED HOT 6-1 L2 days! Off a 2-0 Thursday Football Sweep (Baltimore/Houston), he's READY for an enormous weekend. Do not forget that Ben's 10* plays have "set the usual" with a MONSTER 36-14 run to boot (17-6-1 YTD football).
I'm playing the CUBS at the RUN LINE. While the truth Chicago is currently on a six-game losing streak isn't great, I'll still back them +1.5 tonight against the Pirates. It is usually true that Pittsburgh swept the Cubbies just last weekend at Wrigley Field. But not just will Chicago have revenge on this one, but individually in addition they have the easier starting pitcher as well.
Tsuyoshi Wada have been very effective thus far for the Cubs. While he did need to exit early on account of cramping the last time we saw him (vs. Pittsburgh), there was just one instance of him allowing greater than three earned runs in a start this year. In 10 starts overall, Wada has a 2.95 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He has a 0.89 WHIP his last three starts.
One advantage the Cubs do have on this matchup is they were off yesterday. Pittsburgh needed to play in Philadelphia and did beat the Phillies 4-1. But Chicago is a profitable 9-7 following an off-day this season. That features a excellent 7-2 run getting into today. They've also taken five in their last seven series openers.
Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole did get the win when he faced the Cubs last weekend, but did allow four runs in six innings. He allowed five runs in his last start before that, a loss to St. Louis.
Keep an eye fixed at the status of Sterling Marte for the Pirates. He's been one of the crucial hotter hitters in all of baseball lately, but needed to leave Thursday's game after being hit by a pitch. He rather well won't play tonight. That might be a large loss for the Pirates lineup. 1* free play.
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