David Backs Cubs-Pirates Over 8.5 Runs as Taillon, Chandler Bring ERAs Above 4.79
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Updated · Fox News · May 27
David Backs Cubs-Pirates Over 8.5 Runs as Taillon, Chandler Bring ERAs Above 4.79
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 27
Over 8.5 runs is the recommended play for Wednesday’s Cubs-Pirates game, with both starting pitchers viewed as vulnerable to giving up multiple runs.
Jameson Taillon enters 2-4 with a 5.20 ERA and has allowed 10 homers in 28.1 road innings; Pittsburgh tagged him for six earned runs and three homers in one earlier meeting.
Bubba Chandler is 1-6 with a 4.79 ERA and 1.47 WHIP, and the Pirates are just 2-8 in his starts despite his allowing more than three earned runs only twice.
Chicago’s 10-game skid and 14 losses in 16 games reflect a lineup slump as much as pitching trouble—the Cubs have scored more than three runs only twice in those 14 defeats.
Mild weather and wind blowing out at about 5 mph add a small boost to the over outlook, even with Chicago’s offense still struggling.
A 10-game losing streak meets a 1-6 pitcher. Which team’s glaring weakness will be exposed tonight?
With ten pitchers injured, is this Cubs losing streak a symptom of a much deeper organizational crisis?