Milwaukee Brewers (5-4) vs Chicago Cubs (4-5)
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:40 pm
*3 Star Play Under* The Chicago Cubs offense has been terrible this year. They won't be this bad all year, but they have some awful numbers against Brandon Woodruff and I think it will be hard for them to turn it around here.
Kyle Hendricks has been a steady strong performer for the Cubs for many years and I expect the same from him again this year. Hendricks doesn't give up many free passes and he limits hard contact.
While sometimes too much can be made of batter vs. pitcher numbers, I do pay attention when there is a large sample size. Both of these pitchers have shut down the opposition.
Hendricks has allowed a .192 batting average and a .228 weighted on base average against this Brewers lineup in 172 at bats. Woodruff has allowed a .158 batting average and a .240 wOBA against this Cubs lineup in 95 at bats.
Mike Estabrook is the home plate umpire here and he is a top ten under umpire in the majors.
The under is 45-17-1 in the last 63 meetings between the Cubs and the Brewers.
Take the under.