The Philadelphia Phillies will go for a sweep of the Chicago Cubs today by sending Taijuan Walker to the mound. He is 8-3 this season with a 4.10 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. Chicago will counter by sending Kyle Hendricks to the mound. He is 3-2 with a 2.60 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP. The Phillies are putting up 4.38 runs a game and they have a 4.19 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.
Walker has allowed just eight earned runs in his last seven starts combined. He's allowed one or no runs in five of his last seven starts. Chicago has won 11 of their last 16 but has lost three in a row. They are putting up 4.58 runs a game and they have a 3.96 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Hendricks has held four of his last five opponents to two runs or fewer. The Phillies are 16-5 in their last 21 overall and 20-8 in their last 28 vs. a team with a losing record. The Cubs are 4-12 in their last 16 during game three of a series and 14-22 as underdogs. This will be a great pitching matchup but I like the Phillies offense a little bit more.

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