Cubs Look to Keep Pressure on Against Padres – Series Preview: May 9-11, 2016
There’s no doubt the Cubs are riding high after their dominating performances last week, sweeping two of the best teams in the National League and outscoring them by a combined 24 runs or 3.4 runs per game. They’ll be looking to avoid a let down against the San Diego Padres who have the second worst record in the National League.
Game times and broadcast info
- Monday, May 9 at 7:05 PM CDT on CSN
- Tuesday, May 10 at 7:05 PM CDT on WPWR
- Wednesday, May 11 at 7:05 PM CDT on CSN
Starting Pitchers
| Date | Team | Pitcher | Age | T | ERA | W/L | K/BB |
| 5/9 | CHC | Jon Lester | 32 | L | 1.58 | 3-1 | 4.22 |
| SAN | Cesar Vargas | 24 | R | 1.10 | 0-1 | 1.33 | |
| 5/10 | CHC | Kyle Hendricks | 26 | R | 3.10 | 2-2 | 3.83 |
| SAN | Colin Rea | 25 | R | 3,82 | 3-1 | 1.93 | |
| 5/11 | CHC | John Lackey | 37 | R | 4.02 | 4-1 | 4.00 |
| SAN | Drew Pomeranz | 27 | L | 2.12 | 3-3 | 2.56 |
What to watch for
- The thought of playing the Padres, especially after sweeping the Pirates and Nationals, likely doesn’t have many Cubs’ fans concerned. San Diego is 6-4 in their last ten games. More impressively, in their last three series they’ve split four games with the Mets and won 2 of 3 from both the Rockies and the Dodgers. This team is not to be overlooked.
- Miguel Montero is eligible to return from the DL as earlier as Tuesday. If he can return that would mean that Tim Federowicz would be sent back to AAA Iowa.
- There’s rain in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday’s games. The Cubs have already had two games rescheduled so far this year. A third postponement would be a lot for this early in the year and take away from some needed rest time later, when they’ll have to make it up. Hopefully the weather holds.