San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Padres at Cubs 2:20PM ET—Kyle Hart will start for San Diego. Hart in his MLB debut allowed two earned runs with four strikeouts in five innings. The left hander spent last season successfully in Korea. He was in the minors since 2016 and worked 11 innings with the Red Sox in 2020 and got pounded. He faced the Guardians in the opener allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts in five innings at home. Ben Brown is the starter for Chicago. Brown appeared in 15 games in 2024 delivering an ERA of 3.58 with WHIP of 1.08. The righthander fanned 28.8% with 8.6% walks. Ground balls sat at 38.7% with 0.81 home runs per nine innings. In two appearances this year he allowed five earned runs with ten strikeouts in 7 2/3rd innings.