Cubs and Nationals Meet in First of Four in Series
The Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals open a four game series on Monday when they battle at Nationals Park. The game will be televised regionally on MLB Network. First pitch should be around 7:05 EST.
This early season series last year, played in May, turned the seasons around for both these teams. The Cubs walked Nationals prima donna, Bryce Harper 13 times. It got in Harpers’ feeble mind. As a result the Cubs went on to win the World Series and Harper tailed off the rest of the season. The crybabby hit just .243 with 24 homers after he hit .330 with 42 creatures in 2015.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Eddie Butler in this game. Butler has a 3-2 record and a 4.19 ERA this season. Butler is excited about this start. It is only four hours from his childhood home in the Tidewater region of Virginia. He played in college at Radford as well. It is a member of the Big South Conference based in southwest Virginia.
Gio Gonzalez will start for the Nationals. Left hander Gonzalez is 7-1 with a 2.96 ERA so far this season. Gonzalez is 3-2 with a 3.93 ERA in nine career starts against the Cubs. Last year he was 0-0 with a 6.00 ERA in two starts against Chicago. Cubs hitters are hitting only 20-for-97 (.206) against Gonzalez. That includes outfielder Jason Heyward (8-for-37, .216), who just went on the disabled list. Anthony Rizzo, a lefthander, is just 2-for-20 against Gonzalez. Rizzo has been batting leadoff for the Cubs lately. That could change with Gonzalez on the mound.
Oddsmakers opened the Nationals as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total opened at 9.5. The Nationals are now -150-moneyline favorites and the total is at 10.
Both Teams Coming Off Losses
Washington lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Cincinnati Reds on June 25. Bettors who backed the Reds at 142 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Chicago was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Miami Marlins. Bettors on Miami at 131 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
| event date |
Opponent |
Result |
score |
OU Result |
ip |
money |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
SD |
L |
2-3 |
U |
4 |
-$100.00 |
| Jun 16, 2017 |
PIT |
W |
9-5 |
O |
5.2 |
$93.00 |
| Jun 10, 2017 |
COL |
L |
1-9 |
U |
5 |
-$100.00 |
| event date |
Opponent |
Result |
score |
OU Result |
ip |
money |
| Jun 20, 2017 |
MIA |
W |
12-3 |
O |
7 |
$80.00 |
| Jun 15, 2017 |
NYM |
W |
8-3 |
O |
7 |
$84.00 |
| Jun 10, 2017 |
TEX |
L |
3-6 |
U |
6 |
-$100.00 |
| Chi Cubs’s relievers have pitched 6 innings in the last 3 games. |
| Washington’s relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games. |
| Date |
score |
Winner |
ip |
hits |
Runs |
Earned Runs |
walks |
strikeouts |
Decision |
| Aug 8, 2015 |
6-1 |
WSH |
6 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Loss |
| Date |
score |
Winner |
ip |
hits |
Runs |
Earned Runs |
walks |
strikeouts |
Decision |
| Jun 14, 2016 |
4-3 |
CHC |
6.1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
No Decision |
| May 7, 2016 |
8-5 |
CHC |
5.2 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
No Decision |
| Jun 4, 2015 |
2-1 |
CHC |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
Loss |
| Jul 5, 2014 |
13-0 |
WSH |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Win |
| Jun 28, 2014 |
3-0 |
WSH |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
Win |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
4.67 |
15 |
4.48 |
10 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense |
4.57 |
15 |
4.34 |
12 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
5.65 |
1 |
4.35 |
8 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense |
5.63 |
5 |
4.32 |
11 |
| Date |
Away |
away score |
Home |
home score |
line |
O/U |
Away Pitcher |
Home Pitcher |
Away Hits |
Home Hits |
Away Walks |
Home Walks |
Away Strikeouts |
Home Strikeouts |
| Jun 15, 2016 |
CHC |
4 |
WSH |
5 |
-147 |
7.5 |
O |
Jason Hammel (R) |
Stephen Strasburg (R) |
11 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
| Jun 14, 2016 |
CHC |
4 |
WSH |
3 |
115 |
8 |
U |
John Lackey (R) |
Gio Gonzalez (L) |
7 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
| Jun 13, 2016 |
CHC |
1 |
WSH |
4 |
-128 |
7.5 |
U |
Kyle Hendricks (R) |
Max Scherzer (R) |
2 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
5 |
| May 8, 2016 |
WSH |
3 |
CHC |
4 |
-223 |
8 |
U |
Tanner Roark (R) |
Jake Arrieta (R) |
11 |
14 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
| May 7, 2016 |
WSH |
5 |
CHC |
8 |
-144 |
7.5 |
O |
Gio Gonzalez (L) |
Jason Hammel (R) |
6 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
| May 6, 2016 |
WSH |
6 |
CHC |
8 |
100 |
8.5 |
O |
Max Scherzer (R) |
John Lackey (R) |
9 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
8 |
| May 5, 2016 |
WSH |
2 |
CHC |
5 |
-138 |
7.5 |
U |
Joe Ross (R) |
Kyle Hendricks (R) |
3 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
| Jun 7, 2015 |
CHC |
6 |
WSH |
3 |
-139 |
7.5 |
O |
Kyle Hendricks (R) |
Jordan Zimmermann (R) |
14 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| Jun 6, 2015 |
CHC |
4 |
WSH |
2 |
-101 |
8 |
U |
Jason Hammel (R) |
Joe Ross (R) |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
| Jun 5, 2015 |
CHC |
5 |
WSH |
7 |
-128 |
8 |
O |
Tsuyoshi Wada (L) |
Tanner Roark (R) |
9 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs’s last 9 games |
| Chi Cubs is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road |
| Chi Cubs is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games on the road |
| Chi Cubs is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington |
| The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi Cubs’s last 15 games when playing Washington |
| Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington’s last 13 games |
| Washington is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home |
| Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games at home |
| Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs |
| The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington’s last 15 games when playing Chi Cubs |
|
record |
Home |
Away |
Fave |
Dog |
O/U |
vs LHP |
vs RHP |
| Overall |
38-37 |
22-16 |
16-21 |
36-30 |
2-7 |
36-36-3 |
12-6 |
26-31 |
| Last 10 |
6-4 |
2-1 |
4-3 |
5-4 |
1-0 |
2-8 |
3-0 |
3-4 |
| vs Div |
20-12 |
9-5 |
11-7 |
18-11 |
2-1 |
20-11-1 |
4-0 |
16-12 |
| vs AL |
1-5 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
0-2 |
3-2-1 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
| vs NL |
37-32 |
22-13 |
15-19 |
35-27 |
2-5 |
33-34-2 |
12-3 |
25-29 |
|
record |
Home |
Away |
Fave |
Dog |
O/U |
vs LHP |
vs RHP |
| Overall |
45-30 |
20-15 |
25-15 |
39-22 |
7-8 |
39-33-3 |
7-5 |
38-25 |
| Last 10 |
6-4 |
2-1 |
4-3 |
6-2 |
0-2 |
7-3 |
1-1 |
5-3 |
| vs Div |
22-15 |
8-7 |
14-8 |
19-12 |
4-3 |
20-15-2 |
2-1 |
20-14 |
| vs AL |
6-7 |
4-4 |
2-3 |
6-5 |
0-2 |
7-6 |
1-2 |
5-5 |
| vs NL |
39-23 |
16-11 |
23-12 |
33-17 |
7-6 |
32-27-3 |
6-3 |
33-20 |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
starter |
ip |
opposing starter |
Location |
| Jun 25, 2017 |
MIA |
2-4 |
L |
-141 |
9 |
Mike Montgomery |
6 |
E Volquez |
A |
| Jun 24, 2017 |
MIA |
5-3 |
W |
-155 |
9 |
J Lester |
7 |
Justin Nicolino |
A |
| Jun 23, 2017 |
MIA |
0-2 |
L |
-113 |
9.5 |
J Lackey |
6 |
J Urena |
A |
| Jun 22, 2017 |
MIA |
11-1 |
W |
-142 |
9 |
J Arrieta |
7 |
J Locke |
A |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
SD |
2-3 |
L |
-194 |
9.5 |
E Butler |
4 |
Miguel Diaz |
H |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
starter |
ip |
opposing starter |
Location |
| Jun 25, 2017 |
CIN |
2-6 |
L |
-152 |
10 |
T Roark |
6 |
S Feldman |
H |
| Jun 24, 2017 |
CIN |
18-3 |
W |
-146 |
10 |
Joe Ross |
7 |
H Bailey |
H |
| Jun 23, 2017 |
CIN |
6-5 |
W |
-240 |
9 |
S Strasburg |
5 |
Luis Castillo |
H |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
MIA |
1-2 |
L |
-140 |
7.5 |
M Scherzer |
8 |
D Straily |
A |
| Jun 20, 2017 |
MIA |
12-3 |
W |
-125 |
9 |
G Gonzalez |
7 |
E Volquez |
A |
Next up:
Chicago at Washington Tuesday, June 27
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