The Cubs have taken the first two games of this series in unremarkable fashion, scoring five runs in each and pitching well enough to keep the Guardians at bay. Now comes the difficult part as they go for a sweep that would give Cleveland seven straight losses.
Cade Horton is coming off of the worst start of his MLB career, a four-inning effort in which he was bombed for seven earned runs on eight hits. He walked four and only struck out two as the Houston hitters seemed to know what was coming. Now he gets a chance to bounce back against another AL opponent, this one with far less firepower.