Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs 5/5/2023 Picks Predictions

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05 May 2023

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This Friday, the MLB action will get underway with the opening round of the National League Inter-Division three-game series between the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Miami at 16-16 overall tied with the New York Mets in second place in the NL East with 6 games behind Atlanta in first place while losing seven of the last thirteen home road outings with a -52 run difference for the season.

The Marlins snapped a four-game winning streak after losing a series to the Braves by a sweep scoring just nine runs but gave up twenty-six to Atlanta in the losing effort.

On Thursday, Miami was tagged with three errors committed leading to their 3-6 loss at home to Atlanta while SP Jesus Luzardo (2-2) took the loss for the Fish with three runs allowed in 5+ IP.

Right-handed starter Edward Cabrera (2-2, 4.67 ERA) will be stepping on the hill to start for Miami in the opening of a three-game series on Friday.

The hard-throwing Cabrera is one of the contenders as the best starter in the major league with a solid 1.74 WHIP and retired 36 batters this season.

However, control is the issue for Cabrera as he granted 22 hits, 4 homers, and 25 free walks in 27.0 innings of work this year.

The totals went OVER in 8 of the Marlins’ last 11 outings while Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 matches played versus the Chi Cubs.

The totals went OVER in 5 of the Marlins’ last 5 road games and also went UNDER in 4 of the Fish’s last 5 contests on the road against the Cubs.

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The Chicago Cubs are going back home to bounce back from losing a four-game series at 1-3 with a win over the Miami Marlins on Friday.

The Chi Cubs dropped to 15-16 overall following a three-game losing streak on the road and took third place in the NL Central chasing a 4.5 games behind Pittsburgh while splitting the first 16 home matches with a run difference of +42 for the year.

The Cubs lost six of the last seven contests played including the last three installments of a four-game series versus the Nationals.

On Thursday, Chicago’s reliever Brad Boxberger awarded a walk-off homer to Washington’s Alex Call in a 3-4 road loss to the Nats. Outfielder Cody Bellinger landed a run on two hits for the Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff will counter with left-handed thrower Justin Steele (4-0, 1.49 ERA) to start the series opener on Friday.

The twenty-seven-year-old Southpaw holds a stunning 0.96 WHIP with 32 strikeouts while relinquishing 24 hits, 11 free bases, and 2 home runs in pitching for 36.1 innings this season.

In his last appearance on the mound, Steele finished 6.0 innings while giving up three runs (2 ER) in a 3-4 road loss to Miami on May 1.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Chi Cubs’ last 5 contests while the Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games played.

The totals went UNDER in 7 of the Chi Cubs’ last 10 outings played versus the Marlins and also went UNDER in 4 of the Cubs’ last 5 matches at home against Miami.

Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs. The MLB Pick for this contest is the Chi Cubs -155.

Though the Cubs sidelined Catcher Yan Gomes due to a concussion after being hit in the head by a backswing of the batter, the Chi Cubs are still the better team here with a home-field advantage.

After 31 games played, Miami ranked 20th in OPS and 29th in runs scored while Chicago ranked 6th in OPS and 10th in runs scored for the season. The prediction, Chicago Cubs will win 5-4.

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