Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Nationals at Cubs 2:20PM ET—Andrew Alvarez will start for Washington. Alvarez in his MLB debut allowed no runs with four strikeouts in five innings at home to Miami. A 12th round pick in 2021 out of Cal Poly with an ERA of 3.95 and WHIP of 1.35 in Triple A this year working 123 innings. Colin Rea is the bulk pitcher for Chicago. Rea appeared in 28 games with an ERA of 4.30 with WHIP of 1.34. The righty fans 17% with 7.5% walks. Ground balls dealt at 39.4% with 1.32 home runs per nine innings.