I am going to play the Cubs today. I know Sheets is pitching for MIL and MIL is as good as any team this year in MLB (at least so far) but Sheets has been a bit off this year since his first start of the season against the Dodgers. On the other hand, Lilly has been lights out so far but his record does not reflect it. He hasn't gotten the run support at all despite the strong pitching.
With MIL having taken the first two of the series, the Cubs will be desperate for a win. Plus the Cubs fall into a nice system today that plays on teams with a strong strikeout pitcher (>5 per game) who is opposed by an equally strong pitcher. Moreover, this is the first time that the BrewCrew has faced Lilly....major advantage there for the Cubs. On the other hand, the Cubs are very familiar with Sheets. The big thing here with Lilly is that he should neutralize Prince Fielder and Geoff Jenkins who will be on the bench since he doesn't play against lefties anymore. Despite MIL being 6-1 against southpaws this year, they were only 19-20 against them a season ago...so you can expect them to regress back to the mean here.
Since the Brew Crew enetered the Senior Circut, the Cubs and Brewers are 72-72 against one another. As you can see a very competitive series where neither team has really been able to dominate one another.
Expect a strong outing from Lilly and the Cubs to salvage this final game here.
Play: 904 Chicago Cubs -125
With MIL having taken the first two of the series, the Cubs will be desperate for a win. Plus the Cubs fall into a nice system today that plays on teams with a strong strikeout pitcher (>5 per game) who is opposed by an equally strong pitcher. Moreover, this is the first time that the BrewCrew has faced Lilly....major advantage there for the Cubs. On the other hand, the Cubs are very familiar with Sheets. The big thing here with Lilly is that he should neutralize Prince Fielder and Geoff Jenkins who will be on the bench since he doesn't play against lefties anymore. Despite MIL being 6-1 against southpaws this year, they were only 19-20 against them a season ago...so you can expect them to regress back to the mean here.
Since the Brew Crew enetered the Senior Circut, the Cubs and Brewers are 72-72 against one another. As you can see a very competitive series where neither team has really been able to dominate one another.
Expect a strong outing from Lilly and the Cubs to salvage this final game here.
Play: 904 Chicago Cubs -125
