Sport: MLBPick Selection: #962 CHICAGO CUBS with Marquis (-109)
#962 CHICAGO CUBS with Marquis (-109) over Milwaukee at 2:20 PM EST
Before heading into the All-Star break, Chicago must travel to Washington and Pittsburgh. That makes this "final home game" against Milwaukee extremely important for the Cubs. At 39-40 on the season and 7 1/2 games back in the NL Central, the Cubbies need this victory like blood.
Fading Milwaukee's David Bush won't be a problem for this writer. On the road, Bush has been average-at-best. In seven games on foreign soil, the right-hander from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been rocked for 26 earned runs and 50 hits in 37.1 frames. That adds up to a lofty 6.27 ERA and a WHIP of 1.608!
The Cubs have already proven that they can beat Bush too. In two starts against Chicago this season, No. 31 has been drilled for 10 earned runs and 15 hits in just 12 innings of work. The Cubbies won both of those battles by margins of 7-2 and 9-3.
Chicago's Jason Marquis is having a great season and he's pitched extremely well in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. In eight starts in the Windy City, Marquis owns a 3-2 record (the Cubs are 6-2 overall in those performances) and has been nicked for only 19 earned runs and 41 hits in 49 innings. That adds up to a spectacular 3.49 ERA and a WHIP of 1.163!
The Cubs are playing great baseball right now and manager Lou Pinella will make sure his troops get the job done here. Take Chicago with Marquis. Thank you and best of luck, Tom Stryker.
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