MLB Preview: Detroit Tigers vs
Chicago Cubs
Written By David
Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday,
August 19, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Televised: ESPN
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Televised: ESPN
Odds: The Cubs are listed as -186
favorites, while no total has been set yet because this is Wrigley Field.
The pitching
matchup for this game pits Daniel Norris vs Jon Lester.
Daniel
Norris has made just 3 starts for the Tigers so far this year and they haven’t
been great as he is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in those starts. He faced the Cubs just
once last year, but it was in relief. In that game he allowed just 1 hit in one
inning of work.
Jon Lester
hasn’t been the ace that the Cubs were hoping he would be when they signed, but
he hasn’t pitched that bad as he has a 3.21 ERA, despite the fact that he is
8-8 on the year. Jon is 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in his last 5 starts overall, while
at home he has gone 6-6 with a 3.20 ERA. Jon know the Tigers from His days in Boston, but he has struggled vs them, going 2-5 with a 5.25
ERA in 10 career starts.
The Important Stats: The Tigers have hit .257
on the road, including .264 vs Lefties, while putting up 4.2 rpg away from home
overall. The Tigers have a 4.56 ERA a 1.37 WHIP away from home. The Cubs have
hit just .227 at home, including .222 vs lefties, while scoring just 3.52 rpg
at Wrigley overall this year. Their home ERA is 3.26, while their home WHIP is
1.13.
The Tigers are still alive for a wildcard
spot, but how much longer will it last as they have given up some of their high
priced talent this year. The Tigers are just 4.5 games out of a wildcard slot,
while the Cubs look like they are headed for the playoffs as they are 17 games
above .500 and 3 games ahead of the Giants for the 2nd wildcard spot.
This is a team that is playing very well right now as they have won 9 of their
last 11 games and I expect that to continue here. The Price is high for a
regular side play, so I will make it a RL play. John Lets has been pitching
very well right now and is starting to look like the Ace that the Cubs were
expecting. In his last 8 starts he has an ERA of just 1.92, while he is 4-0 in
his last 5 starts. At home he is just 6-6 but with a solid 3.20 ERA, while
Daniel Norris has not really shown anything good in his 3 starts this tear. The
Cubs are off a bad loss last night and I look for them to bounce back with a
solid win in this one.
Play the Cubs -1.5 over Detroit tonight.
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