San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs 6/2/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Historic Wrigley Field will play host to a Wednesday MLB matinee between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs. Last night, San Diego left five men on base and struck out eight times during a 4-3 road loss against Chicago. SP Ryan Weathers (2-2) gave up four runs in five innings and took the loss for the Padres (34-22).

Twenty-eight year old righty Dinelson Lamet (1-0 2.57 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season for the Padres. Through 14 innings of work, Lamet has struck out 15 batters and owns a subpar 1.50 WHIP.

The Chicago Cubs have won 20 of their first 30 home games and sit atop the NL Central Division standings. On Tuesday, SP Kyle Hendricks allowed three runs in six innings to improve to 6-4 on the season. Willson Contreras and Patrick Wisdom each hit two-run home runs for the Cubs (31-23).

Chicago manager David Ross will give the nod to right-hander Adbert Alzolay (3-4 3.81 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, Alzolay fanned six batters across five plus shutout frames during a 1-0 home victory versus Cincinnati.