San Francisco at Chicago

The Cubs go for the sweep here at Wrigley with Kyle Hendricks taking the bump. Both he and Jeff Samardzija have similar stats with a 3.37 ERA and 3.54 ERA, respectively. The difference here is in the bullpen and the location of this game. San Francisco posts a 4.39 ERA road bullpen ERA compared to Chicago's 3.12 ERA at home. The Cubs are just 25-39 on the road, but 43-19 in this building. They are also 34-17 in home games. The Giants are just 21-28 in day games this season, averaging only 4.2 runs per game. When facing a team with a winning record, Samardzija is just 41-78. Dating back to last season, the Giants are just 33-70 after 3+ consecutive road games. Back the Cubbies here.