After a slow start out of the gate it looks like the Chicago Cubs have straightened things out and will go for their third straight win today when they host the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of a 3-game set in a matinée at Wrigley Field. The Angels are just 1-6 on the road in 2019. They are expected to send Chris Stratton to the rubber and he has struggled. Stratton is 0-1, with a 6.48 ERA, a 2.04 WHIP, and has yet to get past the fifth inning in his two starts. The Cubs are expected to counter with Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks has also struggled at 0-2, with a 6.48 ERA and a 2.64 WHIP, but it is well known the right hander can deliver and especially when he taps the rubber at Wrigley. The Cubs are 5-1 in his last 6 home starts and have had the Angels number. The boys from the north side are 5-0 in their last 5 meetings with the Halos and 5-1 in their last 6 against them at home.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS