John Lackey (8-7, 3.70 ERA) and Jered Weaver (8-8, 5.11 ERA) start in the first of a two-game series between the Chicago Cubs (69-41) and the Los Angeles Angels (49-62) at Wrigley Field. The Cubs come into this series riding a seven-game winning streak. Action begins at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and can be seen on WGN and FSW.
Lackey pitched 7.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering three runs and striking out eight in a 5-4 win over the Marlins. Kris Bryant (.285, 83 Rs, 27 HRs, 69 RBIs, 7 SBs) had another good game Sunday, going 2 for 3 with one run, one home run, and one RBI. Weaver went 6.0 innings, surrendering four runs (one unearned) and striking out one in an 8-6 win over the Athletics in his most recent start.
Notes
The Cubs are coming into this game after allowing no walks during their last outing. The Angels have a 0-9 record when opponents don’t give up any walks.
The Cubs are coming into the game with seven consecutive wins, while the Angels currently have a losing streak of four.
When they outhit their opponents, the Angels are 40-10. The Cubs have a 57-12 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 11th, Los Angeles sits in the top half of the league in runs, scoring 515 this season. Chicago ranks in the top five at third with 556.
Ranking 15th, Los Angeles is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.744). Chicago ranks in the top five at fourth with an OPS of .773.
When the Angels allow at least one home run, they are 27-50. When the Cubs allow one or more homers, they have a 35-33 record.
