Cincinnati at Chicago

Chicago is back in the playoff race after winning eight in a row before losing 3-0 to the Cardinals on Sunday and the Cubs have been getting great pitching during the resurgence and they have Marcus Stroman going tonight. Stroman is 10-7 with a 1.20 WHIP and he has been getting good run support. The right-hander has a 3.07 ERA and .183 opponent batting average in home games and Cincinnati batters are a combined 6-for-32 with no homers against him. There is good value with Stroman as the Reds are countering with Andrew Abbott, who is 6-2. However, Stroman is 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 0.99 in his career against the Reds. Chicago has allowed an average of only 3.33 runs its past nine games. Cincinnati has split its past six games. Take the Cubs as a Max Play.