Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/9/24, 1:07 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 9/9/24 at 1:32 PM in MLB Picks

Ohtani doesn't stop hitting and a season of 50 HRs and 50 SB doesn't seem impossible, even more so with the Japanese's offensive pace to start this month of September.

Cubs and Dodgers then face each other in a new series in Los Angeles, the first series in Chicago was won by the Cubs 2-1 and it was a series where the winner always did so by an advantage of 2 runs or more.

For the Cubs, veteran Hendricks will have another start and has a record of 3-11 with an ERA of 6.60 in 2024, he has not pitched at Dodger Stadium since 2019. In his last 5 starts, the veteran always allowed 5 hits or more and has an ERA in that period of 5.64. He has had 7 runs against the Dodgers in which he has allowed 9 HRs.

It seemed that the Cubs' playoff chances had increased but after losing all their series so far in September, they have become complicated again. The Cubs' hitting disappeared in the most recent series against the Yankees, they only scored 2 runs in 27 innings and have been shut out in 3 of the last 5 games.