Chicago at Colorado

This is a tough situational spot for the red-hot Chicago Cubs, beginning a nine-game road trip against NL West foes. Starter Kyle Hendricks has been great at home, but his road ERA goes up over two runs per game (3.43 ERA). Hendricks is 1-1 with a 5.01 ERA in four starts against the Rockies, who handed him a loss April 15 in Chicago, getting him for eight hits and four runs in six innings. Colorado plays its fourth straight home game, off a pair of wins over Washington, 6-2 and 12-10, as a dog each time. The Rockies are rested, not having played yesterday, and the team is 7-3 when following an off day. Rockies' lefty Tyler Anderson (3.42 ERA) has been a solid contributor to the rotation and is 4-1 at home with a 3.04 ERA. The Colorado offense is second in baseball in runs scored and slugging - tops in the NL in both. With the Cubs 6-14 in the last 20 meetings at Coors Field, grab the home dog again and play Colorado.