Padres starter Randy Vasquez was stellar in his opening start, but his underlying metrics paint a different picture that could be good for the Cubs this afternoon.

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Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Rangers (8-4) are in Chicago to wrap up their series against the Cubs (9-5). Tyler Mahle is slated to take the mound for Texas against Shota Imanaga for Chicago The Cubs have taken the first two games of the series winning last night 10-6.

Smith started at first base and went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Cubs. Smith's steady gig as a fill-in third baseman ended Tuesday with the return of Josh Jung;

Cubs: Shota Imanaga (2-0, 0.98 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 10 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Texas Rangers looking to sweep their three-game series. Chicago is 9-5 overall and 4-3 at home. Cubs hitters have a collective .

A four-run eighth inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 10-6 victory over the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field. Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) celebrates after driving in two runs with a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on April 8,