Arizona at Chicago

These teams thought at the beginning of the season that they would be playing into October, but it never materialized for either. The Diamondbacks lost interest a longtime ago, and that lack of interest shows them entering this one with an 8-18 mark in their last 26 games played. They have been horrendous on the road for an equally long stretch coming into this one at 7-20. The Cubs have stayed at the same level as they are 14-10 in their last 24. Lots of teams have given a shot at Daniel Cabrera, but he just leads to disappointment. Here is a very amazing stat. Cabrera has appeared in 14 games for two different teams this season, and the result has been those two teams going 0-14! He pitched six of those in relief, and eight as a starter, so he has been an equal-opportunity loser. The eight starts that Cabrera has made has seen no team score less than six runs, and the average runs scored in the eight he has thrown are a disheartening 8.4 per game. It is tough to even consider a play on the D-Backs here, so the fade is on - I'm backing the Cubs here.