The Chicago Cubs will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of their series at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.
The Chicago Cubs are 55-74 this season and have lost three games in a row. Chicago lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 5-4 on Monday night. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .251 opponent batting average this season. The Cubs offense has scored 533 runs with a .241 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Ian Happ is batting .278 with 15 home runs and 62 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Marcus Stroman, who is 3-6 with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 96.2 innings pitched this season.
The Toronto Blue Jays are 69-58 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Toronto lost all three games in their series against the Angels. The Toronto pitching staff has a 3.90 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 590 runs with a .261 batting average and a .324 on base percentage this year. Matt Chapman is batting .236 with 24 home runs and 64 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season. The projected starter for Toronto is Kevin Gausman, who is 9-9 with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over 134.1 innings pitched this season.
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