Skenes Poised for a Stunning Showdown Against Cubs—Can They Deliver the Unexpected?
The Cubs are one of the teams that have been surprisingly great to start the season. They are hitting the ball extremely well, stealing bases – which has not been a calling card of the Chicago Cubs in years past – and they are getting production from the bottom of their order. In fact really only one starter isn’t carrying his weight and Dansby Swanson is someone you can at least expect to eventually turn it around. The team is even winning on the road, and if you read any of my past few articles, you’ll know that there are very few teams winning on the road to start the year. This is a rubber match for the two clubs, and if the Cubs lose, it would be their second consecutive series loss. They send out Colin Rea to the bump in hopes of taking down this matchup. Rea has been a swingman for the Cubs with half of his appearances coming from the pen and the other half as a starter. He is 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Pirates hitters have a surprising amount of experience against him and are pretty good, hitting .268 against the righty.Â
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