Cubs @ Padres: Series Thread (Games 60-62)
The Cubs avoided a sweep in San Francisco thanks to a pair of homers from the most recent team MVP candidate, Patrick Wisdom. Next, they have a 3-game rematch with the Padres. See below for pitching matchup.
Game 60, Monday, June 7, 9:10 pm central
CHC: RHP Adbert Alzolay (4-4, 3.70 ERA)
SDP: LHP Ryan Weathers (2-2, 2.06 ERA)
Alzolay won his last start, striking out 7 Padres and going five innings with only one earned run.
Weather's took a loss to the Cubs on June 1, allowing 4 earned runs in five innings. Wisdom and Contreras each took the rookie left-handed deep.
Game 61, Tuesday, June 8, 9:10 pm central
CHC: RHP Zach Davies (2-3, 4.94 ERA)
SDP: RHP Dinelson Lamet (1-0, 2.50 ERA)
Davies took a loss in his last start, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 4.1 innings pitched to the Giants. He has not yet faced the Padres in 2021.
Lamet had his longest start of the season when he pitched four innings against the Cubs and allowed one earned run and collected six strikeouts. It was a promising outing for a pitcher who has been building up innings very slowly.
Game 62, Wednesday, June 9, 3:10 pm central
CHC: RHP Jake Arrieta (5-6, 5.26 ERA)
SDP: RHP Yu Darvish (6-1, 2.25 ERA)
Arrieta was limited to two innings in his last start. He allowed six earned runs to the Giants before exiting and enduring the remainder of a bout of food poisoning. His previous outing was also a short affair, and a bit wild to boot, when he allowed four walks and five runs, two earned, in 3.2 innings pitched against the Reds. This will be his first appearance of the season agains the Padres.
Darvish takes the mound for the first time against the team that traded him for a season of Zach Davies and a handful of promising youngsters. While the Cubs have streaked their way to the depths of the division, to the top, and now to second place, Darvish has provided the stability at the top of the Padres' rotation that the Cubs have sorely missed. Last time out, he collected his sixth win while pitching 5.1 innings and allowing two earned runs to the Mets.
The Cubs will enjoy a day off on Thursday before returning to Wrigley to take on the Cardinals.
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