Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs 9/29/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs will wrap up their series from Wrigley Field. The Phillies (83-71) have lost four straight games and hold a one-game lead over Milwaukee in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot. Last night, Philadelphia went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base during a 4-2 road loss. 

Twenty-seven year old southpaw Ranger Suarez (10-5 3.38 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. In his last start, Suarez scattered five hits across six shutout frames during a 1-0 home victory versus Atlanta.

The Chicago Cubs have won three straight games and are finishing the season strong for manager David Ross. On Wednesday, rookie OF Christian Morel broke a fifth inning tie with a three-run blast to put Chicago ahead to stay. SP Hayden Wesneski (3-1) allowed one run in five innings to earn the win for the Cubs, who improved to 69-86 on the year.

Rookie right-hander Javier Assad (1-2 4.28 ERA) will make his sixth career major league start for the Cubs. Through 27 plus innings, Assad has struck out 23 batters and owns a subpar 1.57 WHIP.