Chicago (Lieber @ Houston (Astacio)
Well we have two teams here that are battling it out for first with the Cardinals slowly creeping up on them!
Lieber is 15-5 on the year ERA of 3.41, in his last 3 starts he has gone 2-0 with one no decision ERA of 3.38, he is 7-4 on the road ERA of 3.72 and is 4-4 against the Astros ERA of 3.49, losing two straight to them including one loss at Enron this year. Astacio's numbers are a little misleading because of the thin air of Colorado since joining the Astros he has been very solid going 1-0 in two starts ERA of 3.07 he is 6-2 lifetime against the Cubbies including a very respectable 5-1 in the last 6 against them.
The Cubs are 15-18 as a road dog, 63-49 on grass, 29-19 at night, 32-30 on the road and 55-37 vs. righties but are only batting a meager .226 as a team against them in their last 10 games. The Astros are 30-26 as a home favorite, 63-50 on grass, 32-28 at home, 51-36 at night and 53-41 vs. right handers with a very solid avg. of .300 as a team in their last 10.
The Chicago available bullpen has been rocked lately with an ERA of 8.03 in their last 3 games while the Houston bullpen has a very respectable ERA of 3.27 in their last 3.
These two teams are in a dogfight and will be playing hard the rest of the year, I like Houston to bounce back from a disappointing loss last night behind the arm of Astacio who has been very solid against the Cubbies!
Play Houston -130
Well we have two teams here that are battling it out for first with the Cardinals slowly creeping up on them!
Lieber is 15-5 on the year ERA of 3.41, in his last 3 starts he has gone 2-0 with one no decision ERA of 3.38, he is 7-4 on the road ERA of 3.72 and is 4-4 against the Astros ERA of 3.49, losing two straight to them including one loss at Enron this year. Astacio's numbers are a little misleading because of the thin air of Colorado since joining the Astros he has been very solid going 1-0 in two starts ERA of 3.07 he is 6-2 lifetime against the Cubbies including a very respectable 5-1 in the last 6 against them.
The Cubs are 15-18 as a road dog, 63-49 on grass, 29-19 at night, 32-30 on the road and 55-37 vs. righties but are only batting a meager .226 as a team against them in their last 10 games. The Astros are 30-26 as a home favorite, 63-50 on grass, 32-28 at home, 51-36 at night and 53-41 vs. right handers with a very solid avg. of .300 as a team in their last 10.
The Chicago available bullpen has been rocked lately with an ERA of 8.03 in their last 3 games while the Houston bullpen has a very respectable ERA of 3.27 in their last 3.
These two teams are in a dogfight and will be playing hard the rest of the year, I like Houston to bounce back from a disappointing loss last night behind the arm of Astacio who has been very solid against the Cubbies!
Play Houston -130
