The game between the Chicago Cubs and
Washington Nationals was postponed Friday night after two rain delays totaling
more than four hours. It was scoreless in the top of the second inning when it
was called.The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 3:05 p.m.A
thunderstorm delayed the start of the game 81
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but the rain had stopped when play began. Heavy rain and lightning returned with
two outs and nobody on in the top of the second inning.The rain eventually
stopped as midnight approached, but the game was called after a wait of 2 hours,
55 minutes.The rain spoiled the return of Washington Nationals pitcher Joe Ross,
who was making his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery
in July of 2017. The 25-year-old Ross, whose fastball reached 97 mph, allowed a
hit, hit a batter and had a strikeout.Jon Lester tossed a scoreless first inning
for Chicago, giving up one hit.Earlier in the day, Cubs manager Joe Maddon was
hopeful the teams would get the game in.“We want to play. We don’t want
rainouts,” Maddon said. “It’s supposed to rain here for three days. We can plow
through. We’ve done that already this year so many times.”“We’d rather plow
through this than a doubleheader and a makeup game. We’re going through 23 in a
row
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Cubs are 12-5 in the first 17 games of 23 games in 23 days without a day
off.Washington has lost three straight games and is 2-5 on their 10-game
homestand against NL Central teams.TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: RF Ben Zobrist was
scratched from the lineup due to neck stiffness.Nationals: LHP Sean Doolittle
(stress reaction, left foot) was reinstated from the disabled list. The
Nationals closer missed 54 games. . RHP Jeremy Hellickson (right wrist sprain)
threw a 50-pitch simulated game and will throw a bullpen session Sunday.UP
NEXTCubs LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 1.00 with Chicago) and RHP Max Scherzer (16-6,
2.28) were scheduled to duel for the second time in a month in Saturday night’s
game. Neither got a decision on Aug. 12 when David Bote’s grand slam off Ryan
Madson in the bottom of the ninth won it for Chicago 4-3. Hamels is 16-9 with a
2.63 ERA in 36 career starts versus Washington, while Scherzer is 3-1, 2.45 in
seven starts against the Cubs. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook released MVP
odds for the American and National League for the 2019 season on Wednesday.
Favored in the AL is obviously Mike Trout at +200, followed by the reigning
winner, Mookie Betts, at +500.Bryce Harper is favored in the National League at
+600
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with Nolan Arenado right behind him at +700.On Wednesday, the Westgate Las Vegas
SuperBook released odds for the 2019 MLB major awards. At the time, Bryce Harper
remained unsigned, but was still the National League favorite, anyway. Just one
day later, he signed with the Phillies.2019 MLB Cheat Sheet: Betting Previews
for All 30 Teams, Futures, Props, Picks and AnalysisRead nowBettors will have a
full month to make up their minds and determine where the value lies. At this
point, I believe Westgate has released all of the MLB futures for the 2019
season. The rest of the market is still lagging
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but now that the Harper fiasco is over, I imagine they will catch up
soon.American League MVPOf course, Mike Trout is favored to bring home the
hardware at a short 2-1 payout. Every year, AL MVP bettors have to ask
themselves whether it’s even worth betting or not thanks to Trout’s dominance.
In his seven full seasons, he’s won two MVPs, finished second four times and
finished fourth in an injury-shortened 2017.Last year, Mookie Betts managed to
out-Trout Trout by posting a ridiculous 10.4 fWAR— a better all-around season
than Trout has ever had. He was listed between 20-1 and 25-1 before that season
and has dropped down to 5-1 for his troubles.>> Sign up for The Action
Network’s daily newsletter to get the smartest conversation delivered into your
inbox each morning.The next tier includes Aaron Judge, Alex Bregman and Jose
Ramirez. Judge was injured for a chunk of the 2018 season, but has 50-home run
potential and a solid glove in right field.Bregman broke out with a very
impressive 7.6 fWAR last year and was the fifth best hitter in baseball per wRC+
at 157. Ramirez is coming off his second consecutive season in which he finished
third in the MVP race, but oddsmakers continue to doubt him considering his 18-1
price.National League MVPThe recently signed Bryce Harper is favored in the
National League at
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considering there’s no NL version of Trout.Of his potential suitors, Harper
signing with the Phillies probably gives him the best shot of winning the NL
MVP. He no longer has the defensive or baserunning abilities that he did when he
first entered the league, and must rely on gaudy offensive numbers to win this
award. Had he signed with the Giants or Dodgers, he’d have to hit in west coast
pitcher-friendly parks. Instead, he makes his home at the launching pad in
Philly.Right behind him is Nolan Arenado, who just inked an extension with the
Rockies. Arenado has had four consecutive top-10 MVP finishes, but is seemingly
always hurt by the fact he plays at Coors Field.The newest Cardinal, Paul
Goldschmidt, is next at 10-1. Despite having the third most fWAR since 2013,
he’s never won an MVP. He has two second place finishes and a third place to his
name
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competitive division.You may notice that Christian Yelich, the reigning MVP
winner, is all the way down at 18-1. He was a 200-1 long shot last year and took
home the hardware thanks to an electric September that helped the Brewers win
the NL Central. However, his home run total seems unsustainable thanks to a
ridiculous home run to fly ball ratio.Stay tuned in the coming weeks for value
picks and analysis for both MVP and Cy Young awards.
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