Baseball Betting Lines for the San Diego Padres Match against the Chicago Cubs, featuring Dylan Cease and Kyle Hendricks as the starting pitchers
Dylan Cease Set to Face Cubs in Padres Debut
Dylan Cease, the right-hander acquired from the White Sox, will make his first start against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Cease spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career in the American League with the White Sox before his recent trade to the San Diego Padres.
In his first five big league seasons, Cease posted a 3.83 ERA, including a second-place finish for the American League Cy Young Award in 2022. Since his debut season in 2019, Cease has induced the third most swing-and-misses on his signature offering in the Majors, behind only the Nationals' Patrick Corbin and the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw.
Cease's slider was particularly effective in his Padres debut, getting 13 whiffs on 22 swings and accounting for all seven of his strikeouts.
Meanwhile, the Cubs' starting pitcher, Kyle Hendricks, has had a rocky start to the season, with a 11.74 ERA in his first two starts. The Cubs, who have the highest walk rate (12.7%) and team on-base percentage (.363) in the Majors, will be looking to capitalize on Hendricks' struggles.
The Cubs have a strikeout percentage of 18.6%, the fifth-lowest in the majors, which could make for an interesting matchup against Cease's potent slider.
The Padres, who are currently 2-2 in one-run games this season, have shown improvement from their performance in 2023 when they went 9-23 in such games. The Cubs, on the other hand, went 4-3 against the Padres last season to claim their fourth of the last five season series vs. San Diego dating to 2018.
Julian Merryweather, a valuable reliever for the Chicago Cubs, has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a rib stress fracture in his back. Robert Suarez, the new closer for the San Diego Padres, earned a save against the Cubs on Monday, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.
As for the MLB odds for the Cubs vs. Padres game, they are not currently available in the search results. To get the most precise and current MLB odds, you would need to check a sportsbook or live odds service.
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