Category: Baseball

The Chicago Cubs did it. They forced a Game 7 and will try to keep the momentum going tonight when they send Kyle Hendricks to the hill. Hendricks is 17-9, with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of just 0.98. The Cubs are 5-0 in Hendricks’ last 5 road starts and 5-0 in their last 5 when he has 4 days’ rest. The Cleveland Indians will send their ace, Corey Kluber, to the hill tonight and he’s also had a stellar year, going 22-10, with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 1.05. The Indians are 5-0 in Kluber’s last 5 home starts against a team with a winning record and 6-1 in his last 7 against the NL Central. Flip a coin on this one but I’m sticking with the Cubs.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will try to force a Game 7 when they send Jake Arrieta to the hill tonight at Progressive Field. Arrieta is 19-9 on the season, with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. In Arrieta’s last outing in Cleveland, he looked sharp in a 5-1 Cubbies win. The Cubs are 4-1 in Arrieta’s last 5 starts when he has 5 days’ rest and are 4-1 in his last 5 starts against the AL Central. Josh Tomlin gets the nod for Cleveland and he is 15-9, with a 4.18 ERA, a WHIP of 1.16 and Tomlin is going on only 3 days’ rest. Joe West is behind the dish tonight and the Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 when he’s calling it. I like the Cubs’ chances tonight.

Today’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

The World Series will not end tonight because Jon Lester is taking the hill for the Cubs. The hard-throwing southpaw is 21-6, with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.01. The Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 when Lester has 4 days rest. Cleveland will counter with Trevor Bauer and he is 12-9, with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. The Indians are 2-6 in their last 8 road games against left-handers and 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games against southies. The Cubbies take this back to Cleveland.

Today’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

Look for Lackey’s post-season experience to pay off in Game 4.

Today’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

After splitting the first two games in Cleveland, the Indians and Cubs will now face off for the next three games at Wrigley Field – Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kyle Hendricks gets the nod for the Cubs. Hendricks is 17-9 on the season, with a 2.09 ERA, and a WHIP of just 0.96. The Cubs are 16-5 in Hendricks’ last 21 starts and 9-2 in his last 11 home starts against a team with a winning record. Cleveland will counter tonight, sending Josh Tomlin to the hill, who is 15-9 on the season, with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. The Indians are 3-7 in their last 10 meetings with the Cubs and 1-4 in their last 5 meetings at Wrigley. I like the Cubs in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

The two best skippers in the business, Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs’ Joe Maddon, will face off in the Fall Classic which should be one for the memories. There is no fluke in this – these are, without question, the two best teams in baseball and they’ll get things started tonight at Progressive Field. The Indians will send their ace, Corey Kluber, to the hill, who is 20-10 on the season, with an ERA of 2.97 and a 1.06 WHIP. The Cubs will send their flame-throwing southpaw, Jon Lester, to the mound and he is 21-5 on the season, with a 2.29 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.99. Lester dominates in the post-season, with a 2.50 ERA in 17 career post-season starts and is 4-0, with a 3.72 ERA in 8 career starts in Cleveland. The Cubbies are 5-0 in Lester’s last 5 interleague starts and 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with Cleveland. I give the edge to Chicago in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to even things up at Wrigley Field today when they send their ace lefty, Clayton Kershaw to the hill. Kershaw is 6-2 in his last 8 against the Chicago Cubs and the Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 against southpaws. I’m going with Kershaw in this one.

Today’s pick:

Los Angeles Dodgers