400♦ Chicago Cubs (Harden) -1 ½ Runs over Cincinnati Red (Lehr)
Take the Cubs minus the Run Line as they sweep the Reds in a blowout.
Struggling big time don’t expect the Reds who have lost their last 8 games and 14 of their last 15 games to pull the upset tonight. Not when the Reds have now lost the last six series meetings and 8 of 11 meeting this year and now turn to Lehr who will be making his second start after earning the no decision in a 5-3 team loss to Colorado last week.
Now to keep the Reds down will be Harden who will counter going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50 over his last four starts and 4-1 with a 2.19 ERA in 8 road games this season. Even better it’s Harden who is 4-0 with a 2.59 ERA in four career outings against Cincinnati, including 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA against the Reds this season.
Simple, given that the Reds are beyond bad right now I don’t see them snapping their losing streak tonight against a red hot pitcher in Harden.
All Chicago -1 ½ Runs!
Take the Rockies plus the underdog price tag tonight over the Phillies.
Shocking win last over the Phillies to win their fifth straight win and improving to 41-19 over their last 60 games I look for the Rockies to make it six straight wins tonight thanks to De La Rose.
Looking to win his 8th straight start De La Rosa has amazing flat out amazing for the Rockies going 7-0 with an ERA of 2.70 in his last 7 starts.
Meanwhile, counting for the Phillies who have lost 5 of their last 6 games will be Happ who after opening the season 5-0 the lefty has gone 0-2 with an ERA of 5.25.
Simple, given that Colorado is tossing De La Rosa who is absolutely red hot there is no reason why the Phillies are a huge home favorite. With that I say go with the Rockies as they shock the Phillies in Philadelphia tonight.
Jake Timlin 8/5
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