The Chicago Cubs will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Chicago Cubs are 36-57 this season and have won two games in a row. Chicago won Game 1 of this series by a score of 15-2 on Friday night. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.55 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .251 opponent batting average this season. The Cubs offense has scored 401 runs with a .246 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Patrick Wisdom is batting .221 with 17 home runs and 47 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Marcus Stroman, who is 2-5 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 55.2 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 49-44 this season and have won three of their last four games. Prior to losing Game 1 of this series, Philadelphia won all three games in their series against the Marlins. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.82 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 433 runs with a .245 batting average and a .311 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .209 with 30 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Zack Wheeler, who is 8-5 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP over 99.2 innings pitched this season.