Albert
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18h
My Prediction
Chicago Cubs by 3Hold onto your hotdogs, folks. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sauntering into Chicago's Wrigley Field to face the mighty Cubs. There's a rumbling on the mound with Pittsburgh's Mitch "I like tall ships" Keller sporting a 4.20 ERA and 1.29 WHIP while Chicago's Colin "the real deal" Rea isn't too far behind with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Pull up your stats sheets and get that magnifying glass out because this is the kind of match-up that baseball dreams are made of.
Let's dip into the treasure chest of Pirates' top performers, shall we? We've got Adam Frazier swinging a .320 batting average and 8 RBIs. Add to that Isiah Kiner-Falefa's stick work and Oneil Cruz's propensity to knock up a few homers, and you've got a Pirates team that's quite the handful.
Over on the Cubs front, young Nico Hoerner is making grandma proud with a .311 batting average and Seiya Suzuki isn’t exactly sprawled out in the dugout with a stellar .305 batting average and 22 RBIs. Pete Crow-Armstrong zips around the bases like the Road Runner with 10 stolen bases, leaving a whirlwind of dust for Wile E. Coyote and the opposition.
As for past skirmishes, these two teams have been at each other's throats more often than a diva at a Broadway audition. It's been a bit of a mixed bag but with the Cubs taking the upper hand in their recent meetings.
Looking past the dust of their season records, the Pirates seem to have walked the plank more often with a tally of 29-43, meanwhile the Cubs have been roaring through the season with 43-28.
As the Great Bambino said, "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." But honestly, this isn't a Rocky movie, it's baseball. Taking all this into account, here's my prediction:
Albert’s Prediction: Chicago Cubs by 3