ESPN Wednesday Baseball Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Preview & Free Pick

MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 10:15 PM ET, Wednesday, August 25, 2015
Where: AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
Televised: ESPN

Odds:  The game opened with San Francisco favored at -112 and it has pretty much stayed that way with San Fran favored at -113. The OU line has been set 7 with juice on the Over (-120).

The pitching matchup for this game has Kyle Hendricks squaring off against Jake Peavy.

Kyle Hendricks has not been spectacular for the Cubs but he has been solid as he comes in with a 6-5 record and a 4.03 ERA. He has struggled with his ERA of late, posting a 5.60 ERA in his last 5 starts, but he is 2-0 in those starts. On the road this year he is 4-3 with a 4.44 ERA. He has faced the Giants once and it was this year. In that game he got the win 8-6 and allowed 3 ERs in just 5.1 innings.

Jake Peavy has not pitched well at all for the Giants as he is 3-6 with a 4.35 ERA in 11 starts. In his last 5 starts he is just 1-2, but has pitched better with a 3.77 ERA. August has been a decent month for him in his career as he is 31-24 with a 3.07 ERA in 69 career starts during this month. Against the Cubs he is 8-6 with a 2.81 ERA in 17 career starts, but just 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA in his last 4 starts vs them.

The Cubs have not hit really well on the road as they have averaged just .247 overall, including just .244 vs righties, but they have scored well on the road, averaging 4.53 rpg. Their pitching has been decent on the road as they have a 3.51 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP away from home.

The Giants offense has hit really well at home, where they have a .265 average overall, including .261 vs righties. Scoring has been a slight problem for them at home, where they have averaged just 3.97 rpg. Pitching has not been an issue at home as they have a 3.08 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP at AT&T Park this year.

The Cubs offense is on fire right now as they come in having averaged 7 rpg in their last 8 games. I can't see their offense getting slowed down in this one vs Jake Peavy, who has struggled recently, with a 5.94 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP in his last 3 starts. He has not pitched well lately and also has a 4.13 ERA in 5 home starts this year. Those starts have been high scoring as his home starts have averaged 9.8 rpg.

Kyle Hendricks has also struggled recently as he has a 7.24 ERA and a 1.90 WHIP in his last 3 starts, while on the road he has posted a 4.44 ERA. Kyle's last 5 starts have averaged a very nice 11 rpg. The Giants have averaged just 3.8 rpg in their last 10 game, but I fel they can get at least 4 here, while the Cubs will also post that much. 

Take the Over 7 in this game.  

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