Travis Wood’s second half hasn’t gone quite as well as his first half, but, you know, sample sizes and all that. At least he’s still a beast with the bat.
On the other side is Hyun-Jin Ryu, the Korean pitcher on whom the Cubs bid, but lost out (by a fair bit) to the Dodgers. He has been quite good.
Game Info
Los Angeles Dodgers (58-49) at Chicago Cubs (49-59), 3:05 CT on WGN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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Starting Pitchers
Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-3, 3.14 ERA, 3.50 FIP)
versus
Travis Wood (7-7, 2.79 ERA, 3.62 FIP)
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
1. Mark Ellis, 2B
2. Nick Punto, SS
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
4. Yasiel Puig, RF
5. Scott Van Slyke, LF
6. Andre Ethier, CF
7. A.J. Ellis, C
8. Juan Uribe, 3B
9. Hyun-Jin Ryu, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, CF
2. Junior Lake, LF
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Welington Castillo, C
5. Starlin Castro, SS
6. Cody Ransom, 3B
7. Cole Gillespie, RF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Travis Wood, P