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- If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field.
The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Jennings in this game. Jennings has a 1-4 record and a 4.07 ERA this season.
Jennings's opponent in this one will be Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs ace righthander has a 4.03 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Astros defeated the Mets 8-3 as a -160 favorite last time out. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Chris Burke hit a two-run homer and scored three times for Houston, while Roy Oswalt improved to 8-5 on the season after allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings.
The Cubs lost to Pittsburgh 6-2 as a -170 favorite last time out. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
Mark DeRosa was 2-4 with an RBI for Chicago and Carlos Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on four hits to take the loss.
The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Jennings in this game. Jennings has a 1-4 record and a 4.07 ERA this season.
Jennings's opponent in this one will be Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs ace righthander has a 4.03 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Astros defeated the Mets 8-3 as a -160 favorite last time out. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Chris Burke hit a two-run homer and scored three times for Houston, while Roy Oswalt improved to 8-5 on the season after allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings.
The Cubs lost to Pittsburgh 6-2 as a -170 favorite last time out. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
Mark DeRosa was 2-4 with an RBI for Chicago and Carlos Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on four hits to take the loss.
