The Chicago Cubs will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Chicago Cubs are 37-57 this season and have won three games in a row. Chicago has won the first two games of this series by scores of 15-2 and 6-2. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.51 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average this season. The Cubs offense has scored 407 runs with a .246 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Wilson Contreras is batting .258 with 14 home runs and 37 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Drew Smyly, who is 2-5 with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP over 49 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 49-45 this season and have won three of their last five games. Prior to losing the first two games 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 .238 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 435 runs with a .244 batting average and a .311 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .207 with 30 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Bailey Falter, who is 0-2 with a 4.82 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP over 28 innings pitched this season.