Mets vs Cubs: Injury-Riddled Teams Face Off

0:00On April 17th, Mets head to Chicago to face the Cubs this Friday at 2.20pm Eastern, both squads sitting fifth in their divisions with the Mets. At 7 and 12 overall, and Cubs at 9 and 9, New York is trying to snap a 3-game road skid while the Cubs hold steady at home with a 4 and 5 mark. Pitching up, Mets go with Kodaisanga, who's 0 and 2 with a rough 7.07 ERA, while Cubs counter with Edward Cabrera at 1. 0 and a sharp 1.62 ERA, betting line has Cubs as minus 140 favourites with an over under of 10 and a half runs. Cubs thrive when they put up 5 or more runs, going 8 and 2 in those spots, and Mets have flash power hitting 2 or more homers in 3 of. 4 wins there. This marks the first matchup of the season between these national league foes. Mets include Cubs Niko Harner, batting 324 with 18 RBIs, and Mets Luis Robert with 2 bombs while Francisco Lindoor heats up.

1:01Lately, over the last 10, Cubs are 5 and 5 outscoring foes by 15, but Mets limp at 2 and 8, down 28 runs with Wheat 201, hitting. Both teams banged up bad with Cubs missing 8 pitchers on the IL, including Justin Steele, and Mets sidelined on Juan Soto's calf plus several arms, like Tyler McGill, expect to grind as the squad's battle back from the Hurt Locker. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.