Chicago at Colorado

Chicago is in a pennant race, looking to right the ship after getting swept in San Francisco. The Cubs have a +114 run differential, the third-best in the majors. Batters are hitting .233 off starter Cade Horton (2.88 ERA), with the Cubs 12-6 in his 18 appearances (17 starts). The offense is seventh in runs scored, 12th in on-base percentage, third in steals, and sixth in slugging. Meanwhile, Colorado is 21-45 at home. The Rockies come home from a 1-5 road trip to Pittsburgh and Houston, getting outscored 27-10 and shut out three times. They have a league-worst minus-348 run differential. The offense ranks 29th in runs scored, last in on-base percentage, and 23rd in stolen bases. They've lost two of their last three at home by 9-5 and 11-4 scores. Batters are hitting .307 off German Marquez (5.67 ERA), with the Rockies 6-14 in his 20 starts. Look for a one-sided win by the visitors. Play Chicago on the runline.