The weather has been wild and the Cubs haven’t been playing anything resembling consistent baseball, so you never know what’s going to happen on any given day. All things considered, the only guarantee is that the Indians can’t blow a 3-1 lead in this short series. We may still get a rain delay, though.
Then again, any precipitation might well be evaporated by the white-hot duo of Albert Almora, Jr. and Javy Baez. They’ve been crushing atop the order over the last four games and could continue that performance given tonight’s matchup (more on that below).
Anthony Rizzo is batting third and will be looking to get off the schneid in Cleveland, which he was able to do back in 2015 when the Cubs played there.