Xam’s Daily Gem:
Cubs Money Line -162 FanDuel 1 Unit
PLAY OF THE DAY!
Southpaw Justin Steele takes the ball in the rubber game between these two teams. Steele has been solid all season long, coming into today with a 3.09 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He’s been excellent over his last 3 starts, giving up just 4 earned runs in 14 innings. He’s been great pitching at Wrigley Field but has pitched equally effectively on the road! In short, he’s putting together ANOTHER awesome season for the Cubs! The Athletics counter with their own lefty today in Brady Basso. Basso hasn’t given up a run in his last 2 starts, spanning 11.1 innings pitched. However, he struggled in the minors this year before being called up, pitching to a 4.55 ERA. Despite the loss yesterday, the Cubs have been MASHING the baseball recently, AVERAGING 6.1 runs per game over their last 30 games! If they can get THAT kind of offense going today, Justin Steele shouldn’t have ANY ISSUES containing a weak hitting Athletics lineup. The Cubs should have ALL of their premium bullpen arms ready to go, and they ALWAYS get fired up at Wrigley Field when Steele pitches!