Matt Garza pitches in the first inning against the Sox. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune Photo / June 28, 2012) |
All games on WGN-AM 720.
Season series: Astros 3-0.
Friday: 1:20 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9.
RH Bud Norris (5-4, 4.81 ERA) vs. LH Paul Maholm (4-6, 5.38).
Saturday: 3:05 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9.
LH J.A. Happ(6-7, 4.83) vs. RH Matt Garza (3-6, 4.06).
Sunday: 1:20 p.m., CSN.
LH Wandy Rodriguez (6-5, 3.52) vs. LH Travis Wood (1-3, 4.14)
Who's hot: Wood has a 2.27 ERA in five starts in June, while Rodriguez has a 2.43 ERA during the month. Darwin Barney is hitting .307 in home games.
Who's not: Alfonso Soriano is hitting .220 in his last 12 games. Left-handed hitters are batting .405 off Casey Coleman. The Cubs are 4-17 against left-handed starters. Astros' second baseman Jose Altuve was batting .200 (7-for-35) over his last nine games before Thursday night.
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