Cubs @ Red Sox: Arrieta vs Pomeranz (Game 22)
CHC (12-9): RHP Jake Arrieta (3-0, 3.65)
BOS (11-10): LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 4.60)
First pitch: 6:10pmCST
Arrieta won in Cincinnati on Saturday (6 IP, 4 ER, 8 K, 0 BB). His ERA might be a little higher than we'd like, but he's not suffering from the lapses of control that plagued him for much of last season. In his four starts so far, he has walked only 5, while striking out 29, with a dreamy WHIP of 1.01.
Jake went 3-1 with a 2.43 in five starts against the American League last year. For his career, he is 1-3 with a 4.66 against the Red Sox and 1-1 with a 4.26 at Fenway. The Red Sox are 8-45 (.178) against him. Pedroia, who played yesterday but has been out with a left knee and ankle issue, is 4-16 with a HR.
Pomeranz lost in Baltimore his last time out (5.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). We saw Pomeranz last year with the Padres in April, if A. J. Preller is to be believed, when he shutout the Cubs for 6 innings and won at Wrigley. For his career, he's 2-0 with a 1.13 against the Cubs. The team is 6-27 (.222) against him. Heyward is 2-4.
The Cubs last played at Fenway in 2014, when Arrieta was four outs away from what would have been his first-no hitter. The Cubs won all three games but would go on to lose 89 and finish last in the division. Oh, what a difference three years makes.
Lackey and Wright tomorrow at 3:05pmCST, then we get whomever is left at ESPN calling Anderson versus Rodriguez for the Sunday game.
Go Cubs!
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