The Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
Ted Lilly will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Lefthander Lilly is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Astros will counter Lilly with Brian Moehler. Righthander Moehler has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jeff Keppinger's run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Astros past the Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Houston cashed as +110 home underdogs as the teams played under the 8-run total posted by oddsmakers.
Hunter Pence went 2-for-3 with a big fly for the Astros, while Doug Brocail got the win in relief of starter Wandy Rodriguez for Houston.
Alfonso Soriano smacked a solo drive for Chicago, as Neal Cotts took the defeat after coming in for Cubs starter Ryan Dempster.
Team records:
Chicago: 1-1 SU
Houston: 1-1 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Houston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games
Houston is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Next up:
Chi Cubs at Milwaukee, Friday, April 10
Houston at St. Louis, Friday, April 10<\/p>\n