Philadelphia Phillies (13-12) at Chicago Cubs (16-10)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 25th
Time: 1:20 CDT PM
Broadcast: NBCSP/Marquee Sports Network/MLB Network
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 3:05 PM
Broadcast: FOX
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 27th
Time: 6:10 PM
Broadcast: ESPN
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs
Game 1: Taijuan Walker (1-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. Colin Rea (0-0, 1.32 ERA)
Walker will kick off the series for the Phillies. In his last start, he pitched four innings, allowing one hit, one run, three walks, and struck out two. He did not factor in the decision against the Marlins. Rea will get the start for the Cubs. He faced the Diamondbacks last time out. Rea pitched 4.2 innings allowed five hits, one run, and struck out five in the no-decision.
Game 2: Jesus Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) vs. Ben Brown (2-1, 4.57 ERA)
Luzardo will start game two of the series for the Phillies. In his last start, he pitched seven innings, allowed eight hits, two runs, one earned run, and struck out seven. Luzardo did not factor in the decision against the Marlins. Brown will get the ball for the Cubs. He could only pitch four innings against the Diamondbacks last time in a no-decision. Brown allowed three hits, one run, one home run, four walks, and struck out six.
Game 3: Aaron Nola (0-5, 6.43 ERA) vs. James Taillon (1-1, 4.73 ERA)
Nola will look for his first win in game three of the series. He lost his last start against the Mets. Nola pitched 6.1 innings, seven hits, four runs, two home runs, two walks, and six strikeouts. Taillon will get the start for the Cubs. In his last start against the Diamondbacks, he threw five innings. Taillon allowed three hits, one run, walked two, and struck out six in the start.
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Player To Watch:
Philadelphia Phillies
Bryson Stott has been red hot the last seven games for the Phillies. Over the last seven contests, he has a .357 batting average with a .906 OPS. Stott has five runs and 10 hits. He also has one double and one home run. Stott has seven RBIs and two steals over that span of games. In five games against the Cubs last year. Stott had a .286 batting average with six hits, two RBI, and five runs scored. Stott will look to continue his hot streak over the three-game series with the Cubs in Wrigley.
Chicago Cubs
Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of four Cubs hitters with a batting average of .350 or better in the last seven games. You could’ve picked any of the others: Kyle Tucker, Michael Busch, or Ian Happ in this spot. Crow-Armstrong has six runs, nine hits, three doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, and three steals in the last seven. He has a .429 batting average, a .857 slugging percentage, and a 1.312 OPS in those seven games. In five games last year against the Phillies. He had a .222 batting average with four hits, two RBI, and a run scored.
Next Up:
Philadelphia: April 29th-May 1st vs Washington Nationals
Chicago: April 29th-May 1st at Pittsburgh Pirates
