Submitted by rsteel on
Chicago Cubs over Washington Nationals: We will rate the offenses equal for this one. We will have a med adv in the bullpen. Not only is the Wash bullpen horrible they will be expected to pitch more inngs than Chic bullpen tonight. Hellickson has gone less than 6 inngs in 6 straight starts. He has a lousy ratio of 29K vs 17BB and a 289 BAA. Not only does he not strike batters out he has given up 8HR in only 36 inngs of work. Hendricks got off to a slow but he is in excellent form right now. His under the hood numbers are just as good as the surface stats supporting his ERA. I have this game at 1.41 giving us excellent value.