Arizona at Chicago

The Arizona Diamondbacks were just 5-8 in Joe Saunders' 13 starts this season. Just when he seemed to be turning things around, he wound up on the disabled list and will be making his first start since returning today. Ryan Dempster is a hot commodity right now, and he will likely be moved before the trade deadline. He has pitched his best baseball recently as he comes in riding a 27-inning scoreless streak, where he has walked just three. The Cubs have been playing very good baseball of late and won the opener here 8-1 in this series. The Cubs have now taken seven of their last eight as a home favorite, and have won five straight behind the hot-pitching Dempster. Arizona has found the going tough here, as they are just 1-6 in their last seven at Wrigley. Marvin Hudson will call balls and strikes, and the home team is 7-1 in his last eight behind the plate. Play on the Cubs in this one.