Washington at Chicago

The Washington Nationals now own a one game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. They will go with the hot hand today as Tanner Roark will take to the hill for the Nats. Roark has been indispensable this season, entering with a 7-4 record. And on the strength of four straight wins, he has lowered his ERA to 2.79 on the season. Roark has been remarkably consistent as he has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in any of his last nine starts. The Cubs have struggled for years, and when they face a top flight pitcher they struggle even more at 129-203 in their last 332 games vs. a pitcher that enters the game with an ERA of under 3. The Cubs are just 17-43 in their last 60 after a win. Take Washington.