The New York Mets will be fighting to snap a losing
streak on Tuesday when they take on the Chicago Cubs
at Shea Stadium.
The Cubs will give the ball to starter Sean Marshall
in this one. Lefthander Marshall is 1-4 this season
with a 4.24 ERA.
It'll be ace Johan Santana toeing the rubber for the
Mets in this contest. Lefthander Santana is 14-7 with
a 2.65 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back
later for the opening line and total.
Starting pitcher Jason Marquis smashed a grand slam
and had five runs batted in to lead the Cubs over the
Mets 9-5 on Monday night.
Chicago won as +125 road underdogs as the game played
over the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Marquis allowed four runs over 6 2-3 innings to get
the win for the Cubs, while Reed Johnson was 2-for-2
with two RBIs for Chicago.
David Wright went 2-for-4 with a two-run shot for New
York, as Jon Niese was rocked for six runs over three
innings to take the loss for the Mets.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 3 straight games.
New York has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 95-60 SU
New York: 86-70 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5
games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7
games on the road
Chi Cubs are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games
when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games

The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 15
games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games
at home
Next up:
NY Mets home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, September 24