Seattle at Chicago

This is the sixth straight road game of a nine-game trek for Seattle. The offense looks road weary already, losing two of the last three by scores of 2-0 and 10-1. The Mariners are on a 5-13 run on the road, plus 6-14 against a left-handed starter. Mariners' 35-year-old righty Hisashi Iwakuma has allowed more hits than inning pitched with batters hitting .270 off him. He faces a Chicago offense ranked fourth in baseball in runs scored, second in on-base percentage. The Cubs are 56-1 when leading entering the ninth inning after newly acquired Aroldis Chapman nailed down his first save for the club on Thursday. Chicago lefty Jon Lester (10-4, 3.09 ERA) is having another strong campaign and is dominant in Wrigley Field with a 2.18 ERA in 62 innings where batters hit .195 off him. The Cubs are on a 57-26 run at home and 8-3 in Lester's last 11 starts. Take the Cubs.