Pittsburgh at Chicago

Beware! The last place Cubs opened as a slight favorite! Chicago's offense is terrible, 26th in runs scored, 29th in on base percentage, with little power. They don't do well in Sunday get-away games (5-15), and the Pirates topped them yesterday, 5-3. The Cubs had six total base runners, one walk, eight strikeouts, plus they went 0-4 with runners in scoring position. Chicago starter Jason Hammel just faced these Pirates two starts ago and lost 4-2, allowing 11 hits and two walks in five innings. Pittsburgh winds up the series with a much better offense, seventh in batting and second in all of baseball in on base percentage. The Pirates are 5-2 in their last seven games as a road underdog and are 5-2 against the Cubs. Play on Pittsburgh.