Chicago at Arizona

It seems not too long ago when Madison Bumgarner was dominating, which included the post-season. He has not been that effective now going on five years. Overall, when Bumgarner gets the start his team has been 39-54 over the period. Chicago will go with Kyle Hendricks to open the second half of the season on the road. Arizona is just 26-66 on the season and is on a certain path to a 100-plus loss season. The Cubs were counting on Hendricks to be a key part of the rotation, but he struggled to start the season, and the Cubs were 2-5 over his first seven starts. Hendricks has gotten back on track, and the Cubs have since been 9-2 in his last 11 starts, and a small price to pay on the road with a huge advantage in this game on the hill and otherwise. Make the play on Chicago.