Chicago at Philadelphia

Sometimes when you see a runaway freight train, you have to get on and go for the ride. The Phillies have been an explosive team over the last two weeks. They have been in one of those stretches where offense and pitching are peaking at the same time. The result has been a pitching staff that has allowed just 32 runs in 13 games, and seen the bats booming across 6.23 runs per contest as well. The staff has produced nine gems, allowing the opponent two runs or less in the last 13. Then add to the equation that the Phillies have been their lethal best, deleivering the knockout blow to lefthand pitching, with a 20-11 mark on the season. The Cubs have been a poor performing team offensively on the road as they have produced a meager 3.8 runs per game. As a dog on the road, the results are a very poor 16-37. The Phillies are cashing in on 50 of their last 73 off a win, and 35 of 51 against the NL Central. These are hard numbers to ignore, so I'm pulling the trigger on the Phillies.