Chicago's offense has been putrid in the early innings recently, but our MLB picks think today's matchup against Andrew Abbott will help wake the bats up.
Chicago is a slight underdog today, but my Cubs vs. Reds predictions are cutting the game in half and focusing on why the Cubbies will win the first five innings. Read all about it in myhave only scored six runs through the first two games, with just two coming before the fifth stanza. The lack of early production has plagued the Cubbies, but they can turn things around today against
The Cubs lineup has belted a dozen bombs off lefties this season, and its .311 on-base percentage and .290 BABIP suggest if they can drive a couple of fastballs, they'll make Abbott pay.for five earned runs in his last start, but this kid is whiffing nearly 11 hitters per nine with a 3.38 xFIP. He meets a sometimes-sluggish Cincinnati lineup with a 26.5% strikeout rate and 26th in creating runs .
They can get to Abbott early, and Brown has electric stuff that can keep Cincinnati's bats quiet enough for Chicago to lead after five frames.Abbott has cleared his strikeout total once across his last five and meets a Cubs offense that doesn’t strike out much and makes plenty of contact.
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