Houston at Chicago

Everyone has been waiting for the Cubs to go on a tear and it is in progress right now. The Cubs have now gone 10-3 over their last 13 games. They have gotten a big lift in the rotaion with Kevin Hart, who has gone 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA. The Houston Astros were playing well until the Mets cam in and took two of three, and they have now dropped two of three here in Chicago. Russ Ortiz has not been the answer for the Astros as he has pitched to an inflated 8.10 ERA over his last three starts. The Cubs have produced a 40-18 mark as a home favorite over their last 58, and in Ortiz' last five starts as a dog for the Astros, all of them resulted in losses. I'm going with the Cubs here.