Houston at Chicago

Neither of these teams will be playing in the postseason. While it looked for a while that the Astros, who lost 106 games last season, were improving, they certainly have regressed back to last year's form lately. Houston is just 10-22 in their last 32 games, and have dropped the first two in this series to the Cubs. The Cubs have played better of late at .500 over their last 10 games, and have played a difficult schedule as well. They have thrived at home vs. losing teams where they are 7-2 since early April. Houston just nine road wins and have been a pathetic 49-104 in their last 153 games vs. a right-handed starter, and are just 18-57 in their last 75 as a road dog, and have won just one time in their last seven here. Play the Cubs in this one.