Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals 8/5/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals 8/5/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Chicago Cubs will battle their host the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday evening, August 5, 2020, 8:05 P.M, ET. The Cubs are now leading this 4 game series winning the 1st 2 games. Chicago took game 1 with a score of 2-0, and came out on top of a close 2nd game scoring 5-4. The Chicago Cubs are the current leaders of the National League with a record of 9-2, and are on the top spot of the NL Central Division.

The Cubs won 8 of their 1st 10 games this season, and they are not looking to stop their dominance any time soon. They have their strong pitching staff to thank for most of the success this season. The Cubs were outhit 10-9 in their victory against the Royals in game 2. Wilson Contreras led the Cubs with a 2 for 4 on the line along with a solo home run, and 2 runs. Jayson Heyward chipped in a 2 run homer, and 2 runs. Kyle Hendricks got the win for the Cubs playing 7 total innings with 7 hits, and 2 earned. Chicago made 52 runs this year which is 6th in the league, and are led by Ian Happ in batting average at .290 with 3 home runs. Javier Baez records a team best of 7 runs. Yu Darvish will get the starting role for the Cubs in the next game. Darvish recorded 6-8 with a 3.98 earned run average and 229 strikeouts in 178.2 innings last season. He is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA, while striking out 12 batters in 10 innings this season.

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 8/5/2020

The Kansas City Royals are currently having a bad season, winning only 3 of their games so far. They were so close in Tuesday’s game with 2 runs in the 9th inning, but failed to produce anything else afterwards. Adalberto Mondesi was 3 for 4 with a run, and an RBI on Tuesday, while Brady Singer got the loss, allowing 5 hits and 4 earned runs in 5 innings. The Royals are currently dead last in the American League with a 3-9 record, and are 5th in the AL Central Division. Kris Bubic will start for the Royals in game 3 of their series. His overall record is at 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 3 strikeouts in 4 innings pitched.

Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals. MLB’s pick for game 3 will go to the Chicago Cubs -1.5. Darvish is coming out of a solid performance against the Pirates and will be able to control the mound better in this game against Bubic. The Royals chose a rookie to start the next game so it’s hard to have any expectations for Bubic at this time. The Cubs have the momentum here winning 5 of their last games, and are 6-1 in their last 7 matchups against the Royals. The Cubs will win this match to a predicted score of 6-3.

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