Mets vs. Cubs Odds
| Mets Odds | -128 |
| Cubs Odds | +108 |
| Over/Under | 9 |
| Time | 2:20 p.m. ET |
| TV | MLB.TV |
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Marcus Stroman will make his second start off of the Injured List for the Cubs against the ailing New York Mets and Taijuan Walker on Friday afternoon. Stroman looked sharp in his last outing. He threw four shutout innings with three strikeouts and only allowed three baserunners against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Walker has been pretty solid, too. In his last outing, he went seven innings with seven strikeouts against the Miami Marlins. That said, he has been lucking out a bit. His xERA is 3.56, which is still solid, but his ERA is almost a full point lower at 2.63. He has been one of the more reliable Mets pitchers lately, but he ranks in the bottom half of the league in Average Exit Velocity and Hard-Hit Percentage.
Stroman ranks low in those categories as well, but that is largely attributed to the injury he sustained, which sidelined him for more than a month. He has looked more like himself in his past few starts.
In addition, the Cubs have actually hit righties better than the Mets have, so that is the edge in this game. Even with the occasional bullpen struggles, the Cubs have value on the moneyline.