NEWSLETTER
Cubs vs Astros — Splitting a four-gamer against the current, badly-struggling Miami Marlins is unquestionably a bad outcome, especially when one of those two losses was a win-in-hand that slipped away into the seats. But the typical, and maddeningly correct, response is that’s just baseball. You expect to take 3 of 4 in a series like that, but when there’s a double-header baked in, you’re just not able to assume a .750 winning percentage, you know? The split is gonna happen sometimes.
Now the Cubs get another badly-struggling club, though this one was supposed to be a lot better than the Marlins. Still, given how banged up the Astros’ rotation is, you’d love to see the Cubs take this series, even with a now-healthy Justin Verlander pitching the finale. A tough stretch of games looms, so being able to take two of three from a good team while they’re down would be quite an assist.
The Cubs’ bats will probably have to do a lot of the heavy lifting if that’s going to happen, as the Astros sport the fourth best wRC+ in baseball right now (118), as all of Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, and Jeremy Peña have RAKED this year.
Cubs vs Astros – Pitching Probables:
Game 1: Tuesday, April 23 at 6:40 CT at Wrigley Field
Broadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, TBS, 670 The Score
Game 2: Wednesday, April 24 at 6:40 CT at Wrigley Field
Broadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
Game 3: Thursday, April 25 at 1:20 CT at Wrigley Field
Broadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
