Tuesday night viewing has never been this good as we’ve got two mouth-watering games that will definitely whet your sporting appetite. Kicking things off tonight is the much-anticipated semifinal showdown between the United States and Germany in the 2015 Women’s World Cup.
Then, over in MLB, the New York Mets square off with the Chicago Cubs in a blockbuster National League clash. Read on below for a quick breakdown of these two pivotal matchups and while you’re at it, you can check out our preview of the Women’s World Cup semifinal between Japan and England.
[sc:Soccer240banner ]The U.S. Women’s National Team recorded its fourth consecutive shutout in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, blanking China, 1-0, on Friday to book a place in the tournament semifinals. Carli Lloyd scored the winning goal for the Americans who have now shut out opponents for 423 straight minutes in this year’s World Cup.
They will have their work cut out for them, tonight, though, as standing in their way in the final four are two-time champions Germany. The Germans booked their place in the semifinals with a heart-stopping 5-4 penalty shootout win over France on Thursday in Montreal. Germany tops the goal-scoring charts in this year’s World Cup with 20 goals to its name in this tournament.
Line: Chicago Cubs (-117) at New York Mets (+107); total: 7.0 – view all MLB lines
The Chicago Cubs stumbled to their fifth consecutive defeat Sunday with a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs will look to get their season back on track when they take on the streaking New York Mets in the opening game of their three-game set. Starting for the Cubs tonight is Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 4.46 ERA). He is 1-3 with a 5.88 ERA over his last five starts, losing back-to-back outings for the first time in his career.
The Mets, on the other hand, will counter with left-hander Jonathon Niese (3-7, 4.12 ERA). The Mets have lost seven of their last eight games with Niese as their starter. Niese is 0-5 with a 5.87 ERA in his last eight outings for the Mets.
