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Chicago Cubs - 105
Jake Arrieta gets the nod for the Cubs on Sunday looking to avoid a 3 game sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arrieta has certainly been one of the plus points of the Cubs season so far in 2014. He is 5-1 with a 1.95 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 13 starts this season. The Cubs have won 5 of Arrieta’s last 6 games in which he has started. In 5 ‘Day’ starts in 2014, Arrieta is 1-0 with a 1.41 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. He has held opposing hitters to a stingy 177 batting average in those 5 outings.
Josh Collmenter will be toeing the rubber for the D-Backs and comes into this game with a 6-5 record in 16 starts in 2014. He has pitched to a 3.97 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Opponents have hit .251 against Collmenter in 4 ‘Day’ starts. The Diamondbacks are just 6-20 in their last 26 games versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. I see the value on the Cubs in this match up with the better starting pitcher on the mound and an offense has been scoring runs, they just haven’t had the quality of pitching to back it up.
Chicago Cubs - 105
Jake Arrieta gets the nod for the Cubs on Sunday looking to avoid a 3 game sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arrieta has certainly been one of the plus points of the Cubs season so far in 2014. He is 5-1 with a 1.95 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 13 starts this season. The Cubs have won 5 of Arrieta’s last 6 games in which he has started. In 5 ‘Day’ starts in 2014, Arrieta is 1-0 with a 1.41 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. He has held opposing hitters to a stingy 177 batting average in those 5 outings.
Josh Collmenter will be toeing the rubber for the D-Backs and comes into this game with a 6-5 record in 16 starts in 2014. He has pitched to a 3.97 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Opponents have hit .251 against Collmenter in 4 ‘Day’ starts. The Diamondbacks are just 6-20 in their last 26 games versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. I see the value on the Cubs in this match up with the better starting pitcher on the mound and an offense has been scoring runs, they just haven’t had the quality of pitching to back it up.
