After being blanked by Matt Chico and the Nationals yesterday, look for the Cubs to bounce back this evening for the series win. Back Chicago tonight at RFK in Washington DC. The Cubbies were served up a cold dish of revenge yesterday afternoon, as Matt Chico and the Nats blanked the visitors by a 6-0 final count. Washington pitchers combined for a five-hitter, and lone Nationals All-Star representative Dmitri Young clubbed a grand salami that put the game away early. It was great to be a Washington fan on the Fourth, but I foresee it being a completely different story tonight when Sean Marshall takes the bump for the Cubs. With a series win in their sights, I expect Chicago to pounce on this opportunity to get a couple more games over the .500 line and take it to the much-lesser Nats. Since coming off the DL, Washington’s Jason Bergmann has lost both of his starts and is coming off one of his worst performances of the season when he allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to clobber him for eight hits and six earned runs in only four innings of work. The Cubs prefer right-handed pitching, and that’s exactly what they’ll get tonight as they look to improve their mark against the Nationals to 6-1 this season. Washington is pretty much allergic to southpaws, save for Rich Hill, and Marshall’s been one of the Cubs better road pitchers this season (3-1). Chicago just can’t allow teams like Washington to split series against them the rest of this season if they’re serious about getting back in the NL Central race. Look for “Sweet Lou’s” men to come out hungry tonight after getting thoroughly embarrassed yesterday afternoon.

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