The Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets will both be
gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at
Shea Stadium.
The Cubs will trot ace Carlos Zambrano out to the
mound in this one. Righthander Zambrano has a 14-6
record and a 3.77 ERA this season.
It'll be Oliver Perez toeing the rubber for the Mets
in this contest. Lefthander Perez is 10-7 with a 4.10
ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as
135-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
Johan Santana gave up two runs over eight innings to
get the win, as the Mets downed the Cubs 6-2 on
Tuesday night.
New York won as -250 home favorites as the teams
pushed the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Jose Reyes was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in for
the Mets, while David Wright went 2-for-4 with two
RBIs for New York.
Reed Johnson went 2-for-3 with a run batted in for
Chicago, Chad Gaudin was tagged with the loss in
relief of Cubs starter Sean Marshall.
Team records:
Chicago: 95-61 SU
New York: 87-70 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing
NY Mets
Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing
on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing
at home against Chi Cubs
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing
Chi Cubs
Next up:
NY Mets home to Chi Cubs, Thursday, September 25