The Cubs and Marlins have split the first two games in decidedly different fashion, with the home team walking off the opener and the road team embarrassing their hosts yesterday. Only the Cubs’ ability to score runs in bunches remained the same in each, but all that matters is a win on Wednesday. Not only would it be a downer to drop two games to a bad team, but the Reds are up next and they can be pretty pesky.
Cade Horton has a chance to secure his third win in three appearances, and he’ll do so against a weaker lineup than his first game and better conditions than his second.