The Cubs are getting another crack at a rookie pitcher, one who confounded them in his MLB debut just five days ago. But that was at Wrigley and he had some heavy air in his favor, so we’ll see how Peter Lambert fares in his first game at Coors Field.
Applying the lie detector to that first outing will be Kyle Schwarber, who will try to keep his hot streak alive at leadoff. The slugger is still looking at too many called third strikes and Lambert saddled him with a pair of backwards K’s on fastballs last week, so Schwarber will need to be aggressive against the strike-throwing righty.