Diamondbacks vs Cubs explained: the release driving the conversation

Cubs vs Diamondbacks - This won't be an easy series, but I suspect it's one the Cubs hope and expect to take. Diamondbacks vs Cubs has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in United States.

Key facts

• Cubs vs Diamondbacks - This won't be an easy series, but I suspect it's one the Cubs hope and expect to take.
• Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup.
• The Chicago Cubs are on a 12-3 run over the last two-plus weeks, and look to keep the good times rolling when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks to begin a weekend series Friday.
• Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.14 ERA) gets the ball for the Diamondbacks, while the Cubs counter with Colin Rea (3-1, 4.61).
• Cubs vs Diamondbacks — The Cubs may have escaped the West Coast with an impressive 3-3 record, but I'm still very glad for that trip to be over.

What we know

Going deeper, Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup.

On the substance, the Chicago Cubs are on a 12-3 run over the last two-plus weeks, and look to keep the good times rolling when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks to begin a weekend series Friday.

Beyond the headlines, Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.14 ERA) gets the ball for the Diamondbacks, while the Cubs counter with Colin Rea (3-1, 4.61).

More precisely, Cubs vs Diamondbacks — The Cubs may have escaped the West Coast with an impressive 3-3 record, but I'm still very glad for that trip to be over.

It is worth noting that this homestand begins with a Friday 1:20 contest against the Diamondbacks, including a certain starter, Zac Gallen, whom the Cubs may have wished they had signed this offseason, given all the injuries that have unfolded since Opening Day.

By the numbers

At this stage, Unfortunately, the Diamondbacks (125 wRC+, 3rd best in MLB) have been a very tough matchup for left-handed pitchers this season, and the Cubs are starting two of them.

On a related note, that streak was snapped when they lost to the Reds, 3-1, on the final day of the season, and all but one of their starters were lifted after one or two plate appearances.

Going deeper, the franchise record is 18, set during the team’s overall team record 21-game winning streak in 1935 (the first 18 of those 21 straight wins). (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53).

On the substance, the Cubs are 7-0 when they have scored first at home.

The wider context

On a related note, the Cubs have won eight straight home games, the entire last seven-game homestand and the last game of the previous one.

Going deeper, the last time a Cubs team won eight straight at home was Sept.

On the substance, the last time any Cubs team won nine straight home games was Aug.

Beyond the headlines, Last year, the Cubs were 33-8 at home when they scored first and 17-23 when they did not.

More precisely, the Cubs are first among all 30 teams in on-base percentage, at.353.

The bottom line

• The Chicago Cubs are on a 12-3 run over the last two-plus weeks, and look to keep the good times rolling when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks to begin a weekend series Friday.
• This homestand begins with a Friday 1:20 contest against the Diamondbacks, including a certain starter, Zac Gallen, whom the Cubs may have wished they had signed this offseason, given all the injuries that have unfolded since Opening Day.
• The Cubs have won eight straight home games, the entire last seven-game homestand and the last game of the previous one.
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