Pitchers-
Kerry Wood will be getting the start for the Cubs. He is leading the NL in Strikeouts with 182 and is 2nd in BAA with a .200. Kerry has lost his last 2 starts and is looking to get things turned around against the Padres. He has a record of 10-8 on the year and has maintained a 3.49 ERA and a WHIP of 1.18. Lifetime against San Diego Kerry has record of 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA and a BAA of .210.
Adam Eaton will be getting the start for the Padres. For the season Adam has a record of 6-7 and an ERA of 4.15 with a BAA of .252. Adam has won 2 of his last 3 starts. Lifetime against the Cubs Adam has went 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA and a BAA of .264.
Slight Edge=Chicago
Bullpens-
The Cubs Bullpen has an ERA of 4.02 on the season with a 73% save ratio.
The Padres Bullpen has a 4.50 ERA on the season with a 67% save ratio.
Slight Edge=Chicago
Offense-
The Cubss are 43-39 on the year against righties and average 4.4 runs a game.
The Cubs batting average against righties is .255.
The Padres are 35-48 on the year vs righties and average 4.3 runs a game.
The Padres batting average against righties is .263.
Edge=Push
Defense-
The Cubs have committed 65 errors this year, while the Padres have committed 74.
The Cubs have given up 44 stolen bases on the year while the Padres have given up 68.
Edge=Cubs
Team Speed-
The Cubs have stolen 52 bases on the year while the Padres have stolen 52.
Edge=Push
Final Analysis
Wood has not been his self the last couple of times out. He has given up 4 and 8 runs respectively in his last 2 outings while only going into the 5th and 6th innings. Before these two games he was on a roll, pitching back to back complete games against Florida. The last time he faced the Padres he held them to a team batting average of .185 while only allowing 2 earned runs. Wood has been the victim of poor run support on more than one occasion this year, however the Cubs have made a few new acquisitions recently that seem to be paying off. They also have been scoring a few more runs of late.
Eaton has pitched pretty well recently. In his last 10 outings he has given up more than 4 runs only once. Eaton has been the victim of poor run support from the streaky Padres. They will pile the runs up for a couple of games then go cold.
We look for the Cubs to get the win here today. They are a sound defensive team that have been scoring runs on a regular basis. We will go with Kerry Wood in this spot based on his past domination of the Padres.
We recommend a 2-Unit play on the Cubs -160
Kerry Wood will be getting the start for the Cubs. He is leading the NL in Strikeouts with 182 and is 2nd in BAA with a .200. Kerry has lost his last 2 starts and is looking to get things turned around against the Padres. He has a record of 10-8 on the year and has maintained a 3.49 ERA and a WHIP of 1.18. Lifetime against San Diego Kerry has record of 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA and a BAA of .210.
Adam Eaton will be getting the start for the Padres. For the season Adam has a record of 6-7 and an ERA of 4.15 with a BAA of .252. Adam has won 2 of his last 3 starts. Lifetime against the Cubs Adam has went 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA and a BAA of .264.
Slight Edge=Chicago
Bullpens-
The Cubs Bullpen has an ERA of 4.02 on the season with a 73% save ratio.
The Padres Bullpen has a 4.50 ERA on the season with a 67% save ratio.
Slight Edge=Chicago
Offense-
The Cubss are 43-39 on the year against righties and average 4.4 runs a game.
The Cubs batting average against righties is .255.
The Padres are 35-48 on the year vs righties and average 4.3 runs a game.
The Padres batting average against righties is .263.
Edge=Push
Defense-
The Cubs have committed 65 errors this year, while the Padres have committed 74.
The Cubs have given up 44 stolen bases on the year while the Padres have given up 68.
Edge=Cubs
Team Speed-
The Cubs have stolen 52 bases on the year while the Padres have stolen 52.
Edge=Push
Final Analysis
Wood has not been his self the last couple of times out. He has given up 4 and 8 runs respectively in his last 2 outings while only going into the 5th and 6th innings. Before these two games he was on a roll, pitching back to back complete games against Florida. The last time he faced the Padres he held them to a team batting average of .185 while only allowing 2 earned runs. Wood has been the victim of poor run support on more than one occasion this year, however the Cubs have made a few new acquisitions recently that seem to be paying off. They also have been scoring a few more runs of late.
Eaton has pitched pretty well recently. In his last 10 outings he has given up more than 4 runs only once. Eaton has been the victim of poor run support from the streaky Padres. They will pile the runs up for a couple of games then go cold.
We look for the Cubs to get the win here today. They are a sound defensive team that have been scoring runs on a regular basis. We will go with Kerry Wood in this spot based on his past domination of the Padres.
We recommend a 2-Unit play on the Cubs -160