Chicago vs New York Yankees Predictions July 9, 2023: K. Hendricks vs D. German
The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs meet in their series finale at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon with the two teams having split the first two games. The standings are
Game outlook
The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs meet in their series finale at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon with the two teams having split the first two games. The standings are not an accurate indicator of the talent between these two sides, both of whom want to go into the All-Star break feeling good. Kyle Hendricks (2.83 ERA) will start for the Cubs and Domingo German (4.52 ERA) for the Yankees, who opened as the betting favorite at -139.
Yankees Desperate for Series Win to Salvage Second Half of Season
Facing elimination, the Yankees will look to start the second half of the season on a high note, as they host the White Sox in the finale of a three-game series. Righty Domingo German will take the mound for New York, hoping to build off a series of impressive performances. Despite missing key players such as Aaron Judge and Jake Bauers due to injury, the injury-ravaged Yankees will attempt to secure the series win in order to start the second half of the season with a high note. With Anthony Rizzo and DJ LeMahieu both posting low batting averages in the last week, the batting lineup will have to regain its strength and efficiency in order to secure the win.
Chicago Cubs Highlights
The Chicago Cubs took a historic win on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, their first victory in the series since May of 2014. With a long time goal achieved, the Cubs now look to bounce back in the first half finale on Sunday. Despite being higher in their divisional standings, they are eight games back of the Yankees with a losing record on the road. They've had their struggles of late with a 4-6 record in their last ten games. On the pitching front, Kyle Hendricks will be taking the ball, a 3-3 pitcher with an impressive 2.64 ERA. Chicago has the higher ranking in offense with 4.62 runs per game on average, while their defense ranks thirteenth allowing 4.35 points against them per game. The Cubs are 41-46 this season and their offense has seen their stars shine in recent days with Cody Bellinger hitting .556 over the last seven days, and Seiya Suzuki breaking out of a slump and re-finding his swing in the previous series. With the formidable pitching of Hendricks and a capable offense, Chicago will be fighting for a win to close out the weekend strong.