The CHICAGO CUBS and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: Chicago Cubs (79-55) at Philadelphia Phillies (72-62)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 01 – 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 953 | CHICAGO CUBS | 8.5 (105) (120) |
8.5 (-110) | -130 120 |
| 954 | PHILADELPHIA |
TV: 7:05 PM
LINE: 120
PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA , CHICAGO CUBS
Oddsmakers currently have the PHILADELPHIA listed as 120 point favorites versus the CHICAGO CUBS, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.5.
The Philadelphia Phillies ended an otherwise difficult August with a dramatic win and now set their sights on a strong closing month, beginning with Saturday’s matchup against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Asdrubal Cabrera launched a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Phillies to a 2-1 win in the opener of the three-game series Friday night.
It gave Philadelphia two straight wins following a 7-14 swoon and pulled the club within two games of first-place Atlanta in the National League East. The Cubs went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position in the loss but are expected to welcome back third baseman Kris Bryant, who missed more than a month with shoulder inflammation, and may also activate shortstop Addison Russell (shoulder/finger) on Saturday. They will take aim at Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin, who starts Saturday opposite Kyle Hendricks for Chicago. The Cubs finished August at 18-10 and hold a 3 1/2-game lead on second-place St. Louis in the NL Central.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago, NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs RH Kyle Hendricks (10-10, 3.86 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Zach Eflin (9-5, 3.99)
Hendricks became a 10-game winner for the second time in his career by tossing seven scoreless innings in a rout of Cincinnati his last time out. He is 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA over a six-start span and has lasted seven frames three times during that stretch. The 28-year-old gave up five runs over five innings in a loss to the Phillies earlier this year and is 3-2 with a 3.58 ERA in five career meetings.
Eflin is 0-1 with an ERA of 7.27 over his last two starts – both of which were against the Washington Nationals. He outdueled Hendricks on June 5 with 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball and has a 2.45 ERA in two career starts versus the Cubs. Bryant is 5-for-8 against the 24-year-old Eflin.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Cubs placed OF Jason Heyward (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled RHP Dillon Maples from Triple-A Iowa.
2. Phillies OF Roman Quinn doubled and scored his team’s first run Friday night and is 14-for-29 during an eight-game hitting streak.
3. Chicago reportedly signed LHP Jaime Garcia, who had been released by Toronto.
PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Phillies 4
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