Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies picked up a no-decision on Wednesday versus the Cleveland Indians. Davies went 5 1/3 innings and allowed five hits, one run, two walks and struck out four on the afternoon. The veteran got off to a very rough start this season, but has now strung together three good outings in a row. Despite the improvement, Davies still owns an ugly 5.60 ERA with just 22 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings. Davies will look to put together another good start in his next ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies put together his best performance of the season in Friday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davies went seven innings and allowed five hits, zero runs, one walk and one strikeout. Despite the nice performance, Davies still owns an ugly 6.30 ERA and can be avoided in all formats for now. Davies will look continue trending him with a matchup versus the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies once again failed to go past four innings in Saturday's no-decision versus the Cincinnati Reds. Davies didn't get hit too hard in this contest, but durability has been an issue with him. He has now gone five starts in a row without pitching past four innings. Davies would finish with a final line of four innings and allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), three walks and struck out three on the afternoon. Davies never carried much preseason value as a...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies continues to struggle. The veteran faced the Atlanta Braves on Monday and allowed six hits, five runs, four walks and struck out four in 3 2/3 innings. Davies has really struggled this season and has now failed to go past four innings in four consecutive starts. Davies is 1-2 with an ugly 9.47 ERA and 15 walks with 14 strikeouts. Davies will look to improve versus the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He simply isn't providing any value to managers and he ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies picked up a no decision versus the New York Mets on Wednesday. Davies only last four innings and gave up five hits, two runs, two walks and struck out two on the evening. Davies has now gone four innings or less over his last three starts. The veteran owns a poor 8.80 ERA with nine walks and eight strikeouts for the year. Between Davies struggling and having limited strikeout potential, he is best served as a streamer in favorable matchups. Davies will ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies continues to be a disappointment for his new club. The right-hander only went four innings against the Atlanta Braves on Friday and allowed seven hits, four runs, three walks and struck out one. Davies has now allowed 11 earned runs over his last two starts. The veteran is now 1-2 with a weak 10.32 ERA. Davies relies on contact and that lowers his strikeout rate. He could be used as a streaming option in a favorable matchup, but should be avoided in all...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies got lit up versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Davies only threw nine pitches in a scoreless first inning, but blew up in the bottom of the second inning. Davies would allow five hits, seven runs and three in the bottom of the second before being pulled with two outs. Davies final line over 1 2/3 innings was five hits, seven runs, three walks and two strikeouts. It was a very poor performance against a poor Pirates offense. Davies did well in his...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies had a nice debut with his new club on Sunday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davies cruised through the first five innings, before allowing a two-run homer to Colin Moran with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Davies would finish the game with a line of four hits, two runs, three walks and five strikeouts and finished one out short of a quality start. Davies had a nice spring and is better served as a streaming option in most formats. The ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta will start the second game of the season against the Pirates, while starting pitcher Zach Davies will start the series finale, the Chicago Tribune's Meghan Montemurro reports. Arrieta will make his return to Chicago after playing in Philadelphia the last three seasons, as he looks to rebound from a 2020 campaign that saw him go 4-4 with a 5.08 ERA and a 16.8 percent strikeout rate in nine starts. He has not done much to impress this spring, allowing ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies was solid in his spring debut Wednesday as he threw two scoreless innings while walking one and striking out two in an 8-8 tie with the Seattle Mariners. Davies was a solid return piece in the Yu Darvish trade after posting a 2.73 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 63 strikeouts across 69 1/3 innings pitched in 2020. He enters 2021 as a solid middle of the rotation arm for most fantasy teams and could provide solid value in the categories of WHIP and ERA.