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Las Vegas - You ready to hit the pitch. No, not that pitch, the soccer pitch for a taste of the UEFA Champions League match between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. Barca is playing in front of their crazed fans and they have been MAGNIFICENT at home in the Champions League. They have won four, played to one draw and outscored the opposition 17-5. If you have not watched any soccer this year, PLZ tune in for one of the most SPECTACULAR talents we have ever seen, 17 year old Lamine Yamal. This kid has every trick in the book and when paired with the 36 year old goal scoring machine Robert Lewandowski, the Blaugrana will be impossible to beat. They have not lost in 22 matches and their manager, Hansi Flick, has a perfect 6-0 record against Dortmund from his time as the head man at Bayern Munich. Gimme Barca for the money.

Then we jump back home, to Chicago, for a look at the Cubs/Rangers game. Everyone knows about the Dodgers talented kids from Japan. Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and when he's ready, the one and only Shohei Ohtani. You don't hear much about the Cubs Shota Imanaga, but get ready, I'm about to spill. This season, Imanaga has had three starts, against the Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks. Three pretty solid offensive teams. He has allowed only two earned runs over 18.1 innings for a skinny 0.98 ERA. Shota has been brilliant at Wrigley dating back to the end of last season, with a 4-0 record and a 1.00 ERA. Opening the wallet wide for the Cubbies.

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