7:40 pm
April 13

Cubs @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Chicago Cubs (4-6)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (6-4)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Hendricks (CHC): 0-1; 3.00 ERA

Woodruff (MIL) 0-0; 2.45 ERA

 

Current odds:

Chicago Cubs: (+110)

Milwaukee Brewers: (-121)

 

• Milwaukee has won three in a row overall and each of its past three games against the Cubs as well. Chicago comes into the game riding a three-game losing streak after dropping the final two contests of its weekend series in Pittsburgh.

• Brandon Woodruff (0-0, 2.45 ERA) goes for the Brewers after a dominating outing at Wrigley Field last Wednesday. Woodruff faced the minimum through the first six innings and had not allowed a hit. In the bottom of the seventh, Ian Happ singled for Chicago’s first hit. Woodruff got out of the inning unscathed but it took its toll.

• Hendricks (0-1, 3.00 ERA) bounced back from only lasting three innings on Opening Day against Pittsburgh to giving Chicago six scoreless frames against the Brewers. This will be Hendricks’ 25th career start against the Brewers. He is 9-6 with a 2.72 ERA with 131 strikeouts in 142 1/3 innings. Hendricks was 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA in two starts against the Brewers in 2020, including a shutout with nine strikeouts on Opening Day.

• Before the series started, the Cubs placed three pitchers — Jason Adam, Dan Winkler and Brandon Workman — on the COVID-19 injured list. Chicago called up left-handers Justin Steele and Brad Wieck from the South Bend alternate training site and right-hander Pedro Strop was selected as a replacement player.

4/10
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Chicago Cubs
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