Padres vs. Cubs Game 3: Which Underdog Will Seize the Moment in This Nail-Biting Showdown?
The Cubs have been overmatched aside from the back-to-back homers they hit in Game 1. That was enough to give them a win, but they got no offense yesterday, not even having a baserunner until the fourth inning. They could only muster four hits for the game yesterday, and only had one runner reach second base. The Cubs need to find a way to manufacture runs. The main goal for them today needs to be getting a leadoff batter on base, getting to second via a bunt or steal, and then finding a way to drive them in. It may sound simple, but they can’t rely on homers to lead them to the next round. The Cubs put Jameson Taillon on the mound today. He has gone 11-7 for the season with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Taillon missed all of July but came back and threw some of his best baseball. He made six starts and didn’t allow more than two earned runs in any of them. Overall, over those six starts, he allowed a total of six earned runs over 34.1 innings. He did face the Padres once this season, going 5.1 innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits. The Padres have been better against Taillon, though. They are hitting .273 against him in 110 at-bats.Â



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