The NY METS and the CHICAGO CUBS will both be gunning for a victory on 8/29/2018 at 2:20 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: New York Mets (58-73) at Chicago Cubs (77-53)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, August 29 – 2:20 PM EST
WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 901 | NY METS | (-180) (-180) |
(-110) | 170 -180 |
| 902 | CHICAGO CUBS |
TV: 2:20 PM
LINE: -180
PREDICTION: CHICAGO CUBS , NY METS
Oddsmakers currently have the CHICAGO CUBS listed as -180 point favorites versus the NY METS, while the game’s total is sitting at .
The Chicago Cubs could wrap up a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets on Wednesday – but they could also end up losing the series. The teams will finish Tuesday’s suspended game, which was tied at 1 in the top of the 10th when heavy rain began to fall at Wrigley Field, starting at 1 p.m. before playing the series finale.
The Cubs have won six straight and lead the National League Central by four games over St. Louis. They’ve also won 13 of their last 14 home games against the Mets. After scoring 44 runs during their six-game winning streak, the Cubs were without an extra-base hit when play was suspended Tuesday, and their only run came on David Bote’s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. New York is trying to avoid its first series loss since dropping three of four to Atlanta from Aug. 2-5.
TV: 2:20 p.m. ET, MLB Network, SNY (New York), NBCS Chicago
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Jason Vargas (4-8, 6.96 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Alec Mills (0-0, 1.17)
Vargas has lowered his season ERA nearly two runs with three straight strong outings. The 35-year-old has allowed four runs over 17 1/3 innings across his last three starts and won the last two after holding Washington to three hits over six scoreless frames Friday. Vargas is 2-0 with a 4.35 ERA in five starts against the Cubs.
Mills earned another turn in the rotation with an outstanding effort in his first big-league start Friday against Cincinnati. The 26-year-old struck out eight and held the Reds to one run and three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Mills has 10 strikeouts and one walk over 7 2/3 innings in the majors this season.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Cubs’ streak of 12 consecutive games with a home run is in danger, as they have yet to go deep in the suspended game.
2. Chicago INF Javier Baez was 1-for-4 in the suspended game, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
3. Mets SS Amed Rosario had three hits before the contest was suspended, marking his third multi-hit game in his past four contests.
PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Mets 4
STATS AND RECORDS
TEAM COMPARISON
| W/L | Strk | Home | Away | East | Central | West | IL | |
| NY Mets | 58-73 | L2 | 28-40 | 30-33 | 27-29 | 12-19 | 12-15 | 7-10 |
| Chi. Cubs | 77-53 | W6 | 43-23 | 34-30 | 16-7 | 33-27 | 17-13 | 11-6 |
LAST MEETING
| NY Mets | Chi. Cubs | |||||||
| Date | Away | Home | Avg | HR | OPS | Avg | HR | OPS |
| 8/27/18 | NYM 4 | CHC 7 | .235 | 2 | .728 | .378 | 1 | 1.020 |
PLAYER STATS
| SEASON SERIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Player | Avg | Hits | OPS |
| NYM | B. Nimmo | .250 | 4 | 1.056 |
| CHC | B. Zobrist | .500 | 10 | 1.392 |
| Offense | Player | HR | Runs | RBI |
| NYM | B. Nimmo | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| CHC | D. Murphy | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Pitching | ERA | Avg | K | |
| NYM | 5.14 | .160 | 59 | |
| CHC | 1.80 | .320 | 44 | |
| SEASON | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Player | Avg | Hits | OPS |
| NYM | B. Nimmo | .265 | 91 | .890 |
| CHC | B. Zobrist | .309 | 108 | .851 |
| Offense | Player | HR | Runs | RBI |
| NYM | M. Conforto | 19 | 59 | 53 |
| CHC | J. Baez | 28 | 80 | 97 |
| Pitching | ERA | Avg | K | |
| NYM | 4.27 | .235 | 1141 | |
| CHC | 3.69 | .264 | 1050 | |
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