Chicago Cubs: Anytime you like to be something that you’re not

The Chicago Cubs don’t like to be something they’re not. One thing they don’t want to be is uneventful. That’s one thing they don’t need.

As we head into St. Louis, we need to take a look a what the Chicago Cubs are doing. The Cubs? They aren’t scoring. Not even a little. Now, we have only seen a scattered few games, and they really don’t need to say “wow, this is rough.”

But after time, the games we start to see will become a little bit more…pertinent. This is a game we don’t want to see.

Bryant hits?

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The Cubs hope Kris Bryant can regain his swing against Michael Wacha in a showdown at Busch Stadium.

Bryant is hitless in his last 15 at-bats and hasn’t homered since May 14 against the Braves. But with that, he’s 9-for-31 (.290) in his lifetime against Wacha with two home runs and seven RBI.

For Jason Heyward, his bat has been no good for him. He’s  2-for-16 in his lifetime against Wacha, so he’ll be replaced by Ian Happ. Albert Almora will start in center field and bat leadoff.

The pitching is going to be a good one. Jon Lester (7-2, 2.22 ERA) has allowed one earned or fewer in eight of his last 13 starts.

For Wacha, he has allowed just a 2.47 ERA in just an 8-1 start. Needless to say, Wacha is very good. There’s no turning him down.

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The Cubs will need the hitters like Almora, Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez to swing it like they do. And Lester? He needs some good pitching like always if he plans on seizing the day.