Can the Cubs Defy the Odds and Stun Scherzer Despite Their Slump?

The Cubs are not quite in a free fall, but their team seems to be incapable of putting together both dominant pitching and great offense. It seems like one or the other is good for the club, but never both. They have dropped to second in the division and are likely to remain there, or worse, third, for the end of the year. The Brewers keep winning, and the Cubs offense is sputtering. Thankfully, the pitching staff which has received a lot of doubt this season (justifiably), has performed very well lately. Perhaps no one on the staff performing better than today’s starter, Matthew Boyd. Boyd comes into this game with an 11-5 record, 2.45 ERA, and a 1.05 WHIP. He has been worse on the road than he has been at home this season with a 3.15 road ERA compared to a 1.75 home ERA. The Cubs have lost his last three starts. I’d say the blame lies on him for at least one of them. He has thrown 17 innings over the past three starts and allowed eight earned runs. All eight of the runs came on the road. Blue Jays hitters have done well against him, getting six hits in 16 at-bats. 

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