00:00You also have an interesting one in Washington with the Cubs, right?
00:05The Cubs playing some of their best baseball.
00:07Imanaga on the mound, Irvin going for Washington,
00:12really wanted to play the over in this spot.
00:15But with no Woods now, we already know Abrams is gone.
00:19Can we trust that Washington offense to score enough?
00:23I definitely think the Cubs are going to get their fair share of runs in this one.
00:29Yeah, I'm very mixed on this because, you know,
00:32the Nationals at such a big price when they've been so good at home
00:36and the offense has been there, it looks enticing.
00:39We're dealing with the nine, but to your point, James Wood,
00:42is no longer the lineup for the Nationals.
00:44Imanaga's been good.
00:45I will say I like Imanaga under five and a half strikeouts.
00:49That's about minus 127 or so.
00:51He's been solid for the most part, but he's really not piling up the strikeouts.
00:55And despite the fact what people think with the Nationals,
00:58their strikeout rate month over month has actually declined at home versus lefties.
01:02So they may not have a ton of power, but they're not swinging and missing right now.
01:06So I think the Cubs come away with the win.
01:08I don't like their money line price, but I like fading Imanaga to pile up the strikeouts.
01:13I think the Nats are going to be a little bit scrappy.
01:15If they get more than four runs, I think this game does fly over
01:18because if they're getting four, the Cubs should be doing their part
01:21against Jake Irvin and the Nats' bullpen, which is terrible.
01:25Yeah, just not good in any way, shape, or...
01:30Cubs team total.
01:31You just talked me into it, Tom.
01:32There it is.
01:33We're done.
01:33Cubs team total.
01:34Let's get it.
01:35Although, you know, they're only about 15th over the last couple of weeks,
01:39Major League Baseball against right-handed pitching.
01:41So to your point, they...
01:43Just how many more big bats can you trade it away, everyone?
01:47Now your two big names are hurt.
01:48So kind of hard right now to get behind Washington.
01:53And I do like the Cubs.
01:55Listen, the Cubs got to keep winning games.
01:57Why?
01:57Well, the Brewers got to keep winning games too here
02:00because everybody in the National League feels like they are a good winning streak
02:06away from maybe having the best record in all of Major League Baseball
02:10and home field advantage here.
02:13Have you given the Central to the Brewers?
02:16Or do you think there's still a shot that the Cubs can overtake them?
02:20I think they have six games versus each other remaining, if I remember correctly.
02:25I think it's six.
02:26So I can't give it to the Brewers just yet.
02:29You know, the Brewers have been playing good ball as of late,
02:32but the Cubs are a rollercoaster team.
02:34And if they're hot and they roll into that series
02:36and they can take four out of those remaining six games,
02:39they can pick up another game here or there.
02:41You know, we're looking at a two-game lead for the Brewers.
02:43And we're – what is this?
02:45I don't want to say 60 days.
02:47A little bit less than that.
02:4745, 50-ish days left in the regular season.
02:50I can't give it to them just yet based on how hot the Cubs can get.
02:53They made good acquisitions at the deadline.
02:55They bolstered the pitching staff, which they needed to.
02:57They got rid of Jameson Tyone, which is addition, buys, and traction
03:01because he's terrible.
03:03I think the Cubs are still alive for it.
03:04It's only five games.
03:05It's not that much.
03:06We saw a 15-10-game lead disappear last year by the Guardians.
03:10Or overcome by the Guardians, disappear by the Tigers.
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