The New York Mets will play the Chicago Cubs in a double header on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
The New York Mets are 56-34 this season and have won three of their last four games. New York won Game 1 of this series by a score of 8-0 on Thursday night. The New York pitching staff has a 3.69 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 429 runs with a .254 batting average and a .326 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .268 with 24 home runs and 74 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter in Game 1 for New York is Taijuan Walker, who is 7-2 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP over 85.2 innings pitched. The projected starter for New York in Game 2 is Max Scherzer, who is 6-1 with a 2.15 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP over 62.2 innings pitched this season.
The Chicago Cubs are 34-55 this season and have lost seven games in a row. Prior to losing Game 1 of this series, Chicago lost both games played against Baltimore. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and a .254 opponent batting average. The Cubs offense has scored 379 runs with a .245 batting average and a .320 on base percentage this year. Patrick Wisdom is batting .224 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter in Game 1 for Chicago is Marcus Stroman, who is 2-5 with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP over 51.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starter in Game 2 of Chicago is Drew Smyly, who is 2-5 with a 4.43 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 44.2 innings pitched this season.