The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins are playing live on the MLB schedule on Wednesday as the teams play at Marlins Park in Florida and the game starts up at 12:40 pm ET and has a live stream online from the MLB as Jake Arrieta and Nathan Eovaldi matchup in the pitching duel and this is a National League matchup.
The Marlins have been one of the surpassing teams in baseball and they are right there in the NL East this season with the Braves and Arrieta comes in having won two starts in a row on the road and now he gets another chance. The Cubbies are looking to get a win here and the Marlins come in after the two teams split the first two matchups and the team is looking for back to back series victories on the road and that is something that has been a rarity for the squad as of late.
The Marlins come into the game second in the east division and they have 36 wins on the season and have been mashing the ball with the help from Giancarlo Stanton, who is having a great season early. The team will open a series with the Mets next and that has Zack Wheeler on the mound for NY and the Marlins come in after getting a win over the Cubs and they are ranked sixth in the league in runs scored this season and ninth in batting average. The team is ranked 12th in on base and slugging percentage and they have played well despite losing Jose Fernandez for the season.
The pitching has been good enough to get by and the team is ranked 16th in ERA, 17th in quality starts and 21st in runs scored. The team has the chance to stay in the mix with the wild card race and taking this series against the Cubs will help that. The Cubs come into the game ranked fifth in the NL central and they are coming in with just 29 wins this season and they are ranked near the bottom of the league in hitting. The team is 27th in runs, 28th in batting average and 29th in on base percentage and the team is also 24th in slugging.
The pitching has been solid because of Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija and those two names could be traded this season. The team is ranked 11th in WHIP and seventh in BAA and now they have the chance to win this series. The Cubs are about to start a series with the Pirates and that has Edwin Jackson taking on Charlie Morton in the opening matchup at Wrigley Field.
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