Chicago-149 over NY Mets....
On the mound the Mets will start Walker Lockett. This will be his major league debut, so it will be interesting to see how he pitches at Wrigley. Last year was his first in the league and he played for the Padres. Lockett was 0-3 with 9.60 ERA in four games (three starts) for the Padres.The Cubs will send Tyler Chatwood to the mound. Chatwood was dominant in his last start, tossing six scoreless innings while giving up just two hits. Chatwood has a record of 3-1 on the year and has posted an earned run average of 3.60. Chicago is 6-1 in Chatwood’s last seven starts. In his career, he has gone 7-3 with a 4.09 ERA in 23 games (15 starts) here at Wrigley Field. Chatwood is 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA in eight career starts against the Mets. The bullpen ranks 8th in the league with a 4.06 ERA.... Chicago is 9-1 in their last 10 meetings with the Mets....New York is 1-6 in the last seven versus the NL Central and the over is 6-1-1 in their last eight in game one of a series. The Mets have been a below average offensive team so far as they come in ranked 18th in the league in scoring, putting up 4.68 rpg, while also ranking 17th in hitting at .250 and 14th in homers with 97. The bullpen ranks 28th in the league with a 5.47 ERA....
