One night after visiting San Francisco veterans, the Chicago cubs will aim to get their third consecutive series on Tuesday night.
Chicago has won four of their last five matches, including a 9–2 victory in the series opener on Monday-by snatching the three-market winning streak of the pasthers. For the fifth time in seven matches, the cub scored at least six runs, and now the MLB-half of 217 in the season. Chicago leads all 30 teams in batting average (.262) and hits (332).
The club’s unprecedented start for the season in the plate was displayed on Monday, especially the sixth innings, when the cub posted five runs to pull away from the veterans.
“We kept moving the bus line and finished with a large number of on the board,” said Cubs manager Craig Counsel. “We took advantage of some mistakes, but we put some real pressure on them with our bats.”
In this order it is difficult to indicate a location that Chicago is not receiving production, and it also includes catcher carson Kelly. After launching its eighth home run of the season on Monday, Kelly is now batting with .361 with 23 RBI.
“He continues to take good swings, good in bats,” Counsell said about Kelly. “Crime from that situation is difficult to find in this league and when you get it, it makes your crime dangerous.”
On the mound on Tuesday, Colin Ri (2–0, 1.46 ERA) begins the fifth of the-ses.
Last time, Re bowled six innings of two runs in a two-run win over Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
Ri, 34, will look to find better luck against veterans, as experienced right-hander has 1-3 records and 8.57 ERA starts against them in four career.
San Francisco on Monday launched its six-game road trip on the wrong leg, with four errors, while scoring only two runs.
“Just one night,” said veteran manager Bob Melvin. “Obviously our pitcher had to do a little hard work after errors. We are defensively better.”
The only crime of the veterans came to the fourth in three matches for Luis Matos’ two-r-nine homer-the second in three matches for the outfielder.
“He has played three consecutive games, and is beneficial for a young player to be in bats continuously,” Melvin said about Matos. “After the difficult time to start the season, it seems that he is swinging the bat much better.”
Justin Verlander (0–2, 4.38 ERA) wants to win his first win with veterans on his eighth beginning with the club.
Future Hall of Famer is coming from its longest outing of the season, playing 6 1/3 innings of two-nine balls against Colorado Rockies. The veterans lost 4-3.
42-year-old Verlander has faced a cub only three times in his 20-year career, posted a 2–0 record against the club and a 1.50 ERA.
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