{"id":2612,"date":"2018-03-30T00:40:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T00:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:44","slug":"friday-mlb-chicago-cubs-vs-miami-marlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/friday-mlb-chicago-cubs-vs-miami-marlins\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday MLB: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spectacle that is opening day is behind us and we can really start to sink our teeth into the new baseball season.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/mlb-betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Part of the MLB schedule for Friday, March 30, includes the <strong>Chicago Cubs<\/strong> visiting the<strong> Miami Marlins<\/strong>.<\/a> Not surprisingly, the Cubs are heavy favorites in this game.\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Chicago Cubs are -220 over the Miami Marlins on Friday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Cubs<\/strong> took the first game of this four-game set on Thursday, winning 8-4. <strong>Chicago<\/strong> jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning, including a leadoff home run from Ian Happ. But the young <strong>Marlins<\/strong> showed some fight, scoring four runs off Jon Lester and chasing him from the game in the 4th inning.<\/p>\n<p>However, once Lester left, <strong>Chicago\u2019s<\/strong> bullpen locked things down. Five relievers combined for 5.2 shutout innings, giving the Cubs a chance to put some runs on the board. The <strong>Cubs<\/strong> scored three runs in the 7th to get some breathing room to secure the win.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chicago-cubs\"><strong>Chicago Cubs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The visiting Cubs will send Kyle <strong>Hendricks<\/strong> to the mound Friday night. Hendricks has arguably been Chicago\u2019s most consistent over the last three years.\u00a0He is\u00a0coming off a season in which he posted a 3.03 ERA. Hendricks should give the <strong>Cubs<\/strong> a quality start, which will be important after how much they used their bullpen on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Kendricks also has a great deal of success against the <strong>Marlins<\/strong>. Miami\u2019s current roster is just 10 for 46 against him. The only Marlins player with a home run against Hendrick is Justin Bour, who is 1 for 8 with five strikeouts against the Chicago righty.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"miami-marlins\"><strong>Miami Marlins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Opposing <strong>Kendricks<\/strong> on Friday will be rookie Caleb Smith. The 26-year old lefty was acquired by the Marlins in a trade with the Yankees over the offseason. He made two starts and seven relief appearances for the Yankees last year, posting a 7.71 ERA in 18.2 innings. Smith also had a rather uninspired spring, pitching to a 5.21 ERA in 19 innings of work. Nevertheless, he\u2019s <strong>Miami\u2019s<\/strong> no. 2 starter to start the season.<\/p>\n<p>Smith will undoubtedly have his work cut out for him against the <strong>Cubs<\/strong>, whose lineup is as deep as any team in baseball. After scoring five runs in four innings against Marlins ace Jose <strong>Urena<\/strong> on Thursday, the Cubs will no doubt have confidence that they can do the same to the young lefty and once again for Miami to use their bullpen early in the game.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one sign of hope for Smith it\u2019s that Chicago\u2019s lineup features plenty of lefties, including Anthony <strong>Rizzo<\/strong>, Jason <strong>Heyward<\/strong>, and Kyle <strong>Schwarber<\/strong>. That being said, the Cubs do have depth and switch hitters like Happ and Ben Zobrist to counter a lefty like Smith.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"another-long-day\"><strong>Another Long Day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is just the start of what could be a long season for the Marlins, and the second game of the season may not go much better than the first. Despite some promising signs against Lester on Thursday, don\u2019t expect the <strong>Marlins<\/strong> to have much success against Hendricks. At the same time, it\u2019s tough to envision Smith keeping Chicago\u2019s lineup contained two or three times through the order. <strong>Even at -220, the Cubs are a worthwhile pick and a safe bet.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on the Chicago Cubs -220 over the Miami Marlins on Friday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\"><strong><em>Bet on Major League Baseball at MyBookie<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marlins Marlins and Chicago Cubs will match up Friday in Major League Baseball.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - 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