On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Phillies series preview
Since the Cubs took two of three from the Phillies final week in Philadelphia, the Cubs swept the Mets and outscored them 18-7, and the Phillies acquired swept at residence by the Braves, outscored 16-3. The Phillies’ flight to Chicago acquired in after 1 am immediately after their loss to the Braves Sunday evening. So you may think about the temper the Phillies can be in beginning tonight for this four-game series at Wrigley Field.
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The 4 video games this week vs. the Phillies will wrap up the seven-game season series between the groups. April 22 would be the second-earliest date on which they’ve completed enjoying one another. In 2001, they met at Philadelphia for 3 video games on Apr 6-8, then performed three at Wrigley Field on April 17-18, with a doubleheader the second day.
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This is the Cubs’ first four-game series towards the Phillies since 2021, once they misplaced three of 4 at residence. It is the primary of 4 six-game series that the Cubs will play this season. Only one different can be towards a workforce not within the Central Division, at New York vs. the Mets on June 22-25.
The Cubs will host the Reds for 4 video games on May 4-7 and the Brewers on Aug. 31-Sept. 3. They will play 4 at Pittsburgh on May 25-28 and at St. Louis on July 27-30.
The Cubs will play 52 three-game series. Last yr, they performed 4 series of 4 video games, of which they received one series. misplaced one and cut up two. They received a five-game series required as a result of a rainout.
(Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
Likely pitching matchups
Monday: Colin Rea, RHP (2-0, 3.63 ERA, 0.981 WHIP, 3.59 FIP) vs. Aaron Nola, RHP (1-1, 4.03 ERA, 1.299 WHIP, 3.53 FIP)
Tuesday: Shōta Imanaga, LHP (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 0.773 WHIP, 2.17 FIP) vs. Jesús Luzardo, LHP (1-3, 7.94 ERA, 1.456 WHIP, 2.86 FIP)
Wednesday: Matthew Boyd, LHP (1-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.179 WHIP, 1.84 FIP) vs. TBD
Thursday: Edward Cabrera, RHP (2-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.279 WHIP, 3.08 FIP) vs. Cristopher Sánchez, LHP (2-2, 1.59 ERA, 1.412 WHIP, 1.68 FIP)
NOTE: If the Phillies keep on rotation, it is Taijuan Walker’s activate Wednesday, however he is been hit actually arduous (9.16 ERA, six HR in 18.2 innings) so they may select to go together with another person.
Monday: 6:40 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network
Tuesday: 6:40 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network
Wednesday: 6:40 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network
Thursday: 1:20 pm CT, Marquee Sports Network, MLB Network (exterior the Cubs and Phillies market territories)
The Cubs are scorching and the Phillies… are undoubtedly not. Not solely have the Phillies misplaced 5 in a row, they’ve dropped 10 of their final 13. The Cubs took two of three in Philly final week and so I’m going to name for them to remain scorching and take three of 4 right here.
The Cubs start their first West Coast journey of 2026 in Los Angeles. They’ll play a three-game series towards the Dodgers there starting Friday night.
